redevelop

verb

re·​de·​vel·​op ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp How to pronounce redevelop (audio)
redeveloped; redeveloping; redevelops

transitive verb

: to develop again
especially : redesign, rebuild
redeveloper noun

Examples of redevelop in a Sentence

The city has plans to redevelop the neighborhood. The city has plans to redevelop. We need to make sure that these problems don't redevelop.
Recent Examples on the Web However, according to Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, a real estate group plans to redevelop the building. Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024 When the Rocks was redeveloped in the 1960s and 70s, hundreds were displaced from public housing. Jeffries Blackerby, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2024 The future of the Stoneridge Mall remains in limbo as city officials poke and prod its owners to make a move on building housing and redeveloping closed parts of the shopping center. Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024 After a mid-2010s effort by Detroit native Craig Sasser to redevelop the building as upscale housing fell short, Roxbury and Ethos Development stepped forward with their plans. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for redevelop 

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redevelop was in 1835

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“Redevelop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelop. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

redevelop

verb
re·​de·​vel·​op ˌrē-di-ˈvel-əp How to pronounce redevelop (audio)
: to develop again
especially : redesign, rebuild
redeveloper noun
redevelopment
-mənt
noun

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