MEANING
To define something again or differently.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- redefine a category
- redefine a role
On the page
The revision redefined the category to exclude temporary cases.
The agreement redefined the role without changing its title.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- redefine
- Past tense
- redefined
- Past participle
- redefined
- Present participle
- redefining
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- redefine
- Present continuous
- am/is/are redefining
- Present perfect
- have/has redefined
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been redefining
- Past
- redefined
- Past continuous
- was/were redefining
- Past perfect
- had redefined
- Past perfect continuous
- had been redefining
- Future
- will redefine
- Future continuous
- will be redefining
- Future perfect
- will have redefined
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been redefining
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: redefine; redefines; redefined; redefined; redefining Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: renewed assessment, explicit formulation, classification and framing. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: redefines.
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