redefine

English

Etymology

re- +‎ define

Verb

1. (transitive) To define again or differently.
   1. (transitive) To give a new or different definition to (a word).
   2. (transitive, computing) To define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.

Derived terms

• redefinition

Translations

to give a new or different definition to a word

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 重新定義／重新定义 (chóngxīn dìngyì), 重新定义 (chóngxīn dìngyì)

• Czech: předefinovat
• Finnish: määritellä uudelleen
• French: redéfinir (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: ridefinire (it)
• Polish: przedefiniować (pl) pf, przedefiniowywać impf
• Romanian: redefini (ro)
• Russian: переопределя́ть (ru) impf (pereopredeljátʹ), переопредели́ть (ru) pf (pereopredelítʹ)

to define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner

• Finnish: määritellä uudelleen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: tautuhi anō

Anagrams

• fineered, need-fire, needfire

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Portuguese

Verb

redefine

1. third-person singular present indicative of redefinir
2. second-person singular imperative of redefinir

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Spanish

Verb

redefine

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of redefinir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of redefinir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of redefinir.