redefine

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8

Definition of redefine

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To define again or differently.
    “But only if one forgets that Mr. Tester is 50 years old, he’s seasoned in state politics, he ran a canny, gloves-off campaign, and he’s the kind of charismatic, hard-to-peg, Western neopopulist (like his friend, Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana) who might be, even now, redefining in certain far-reaching ways what it means to be a Democrat.”
    “Scientists and policy makers from around 60 nations voted unanimously Friday to redefine the kilogram. […] Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.”
See all 3 definitions

verb

  1. (transitive)To define again or differently.
    “But only if one forgets that Mr. Tester is 50 years old, he’s seasoned in state politics, he ran a canny, gloves-off campaign, and he’s the kind of charismatic, hard-to-peg, Western neopopulist (like his friend, Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana) who might be, even now, redefining in certain far-reaching ways what it means to be a Democrat.”
    “Scientists and policy makers from around 60 nations voted unanimously Friday to redefine the kilogram. […] Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.”
  2. (transitive)To define again or differently.
  3. (transitive)To define again or differently.
    “Next the "key redefiner" software came along. These were special programs that could "redefine" the keys on your keyboard , while still permitting you the normal use of the keys.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From re- + define.

Anagrams of redefine

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

Hooks

3 extensions · 1 front · 2 back

A single letter you can add to redefine to make another valid word.

Find your best play with redefine

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes redefine, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.