redefined

ˌriːdɪˈfaɪnd

Definition

Definition of redefined - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

changechanged in a significant way

The redefined policy aims to address current issues.

altered

transformed

languagegiven a new meaning

The term has been redefined to include modern technology.

reinterpreted

revised

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Origin of redefined

Latin, re (again) + definire (to define)

Terms with redefined included in their meaning

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Council of Trent

religion

council that redefined Catholic doctrine and strengthened papacy

Examples of redefined in a sentence

Her redefined role gave her more responsibilities.
The concept was redefined after the new research findings.
Our understanding of the universe has been redefined by recent discoveries.

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French:redéfini, réinterprété, ...
German:neu definiert, ...
Italian:ridefinito, ...
Spanish:redefinido, ...
Portuguese:redefinida, ...
Chinese:重新定义的, 赋予新意义的, ...
Japanese:再定義された, 新たに定義された, ...
Arabic:مُتَغَيِّر جَذْرِيًّا, مُعَاد تَعْرِيفُه, ...
Hebrew:מֻגְדָּר מֵחָדָשׁ, הוּגְדַּר מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:пересмотренный, переосмысленный, ...
Ukrainian:переглянутий, переосмислений, ...
Hindi:पुनर्परिभाषित, ...
Bengali:পুনর্নির্ধারিত, নতুনভাবে সংজ্ঞায়িত, ...
Catalan:redefinit, ressignificat, ...
Czech:předefinovaný, ...
Danish:omdefineret, nyfortolket, ...
Dutch:herdefinieerd, ...
Greek:επαναπροσδιορισμένος, ανανοηματοδοτημένος, ...
Hungarian:újradefiniált, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវបានកំណត់និយមន័យឡើងវិញ, កំណត់និយមន័យឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:재정의된, 새로운 의미를 부여받은, ...
Persian:بازتعریف‌شده, معنای تازه‌یافته, ...
Polish:przedefiniowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):redefinida, redefinido, ...
Romanian:redefinit, dat un nou sens, ...
Swedish:omdefinierad, ...
Thai:ปรับเปลี่ยนใหม่, นิยามใหม่, ...
Turkish:yeniden tanımlanmış, ...
Vietnamese:được định nghĩa lại, có nghĩa mới, ...

redefine

ˌriːdɪˈfaɪn

Definition of redefine - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

update meaningdefine something again or in a new way

The company aims to redefine success.

perceptioncause people to see something differently

The artist's work redefined modern art.

reconsider

reframe

change nature

Rare

change the nature or scope of something

Rare

The invention of the internet redefined global communication..

recast

reformulate

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Origin of redefine

Latin, re- (again) + definire (to limit)

Examples of redefine in a sentence

The artist wants to redefine traditional art forms.
The campaign aims to redefine public opinion.
Her speech redefined the way we view leadership.
Social media has redefined how we interact.
The new policy redefined the company's goals.

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French:redéfinir, réinventer, ...
German:neu definieren, umgestalten, ...
Italian:ridefinire, ...
Spanish:redefinir, replantear, ...
Portuguese:redefinir, ...
Chinese:重新定义, 改写, ...
Japanese:再定義する, 新たに解釈する, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ تَعْرِيفَ, غَيَّرَ مَفْهُومَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגְדִּיר מֵחָדָשׁ, לְהַגְדִּיר מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:переопределять, переосмысливать, ...
Ukrainian:переосмислювати, переглянути, ...
Hindi:पुनर्परिभाषित करना, नए रूप में स्थापित करना, ...
Bengali:নতুনভাবে সংজ্ঞায়িত করা, পুনর্নির্ধারণ করা, ...
Catalan:redefinir, reinterpretar, ...
Czech:redefinovat, přehodnotit, ...
Danish:omdefinere, nytænke, ...
Dutch:herdefiniëren, opnieuw definiëren, ...
Greek:επαναπροσδιορίζω, αναδιαμορφώνω, ...
Hungarian:újradefiniálni, új megvilágításba helyezni, ...
Khmer:កំណត់និយមន័យឡើងវិញ, ផ្លាស់ប្តូរទស្សនៈអំពី, ...
Korean:재정의하다, 다르게 보다, ...
Persian:بازتعریف کردن, تغییر ماهیت دادن, ...
Polish:przedefiniować, zdefiniować na nowo, ...
Portuguese (BR):redefinir, ...
Romanian:a redefini, a schimba percepția, ...
Swedish:omdefiniera, förändra synen på, ...
Thai:นิยามใหม่, กำหนดความหมายใหม่, ...
Turkish:yeniden tanımlamak, yeniden şekillendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:định nghĩa lại, nhìn nhận lại, ...

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