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REDEFINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give a new or different definition of (a word)

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "redefine" is one way to...):

define (give a definition for the meaning of a word)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

redefinition (the act of giving a new definition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give a new or different definition to

Example:

She redefined his duties

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "redefine" is one way to...):

define; delimit; delimitate; delineate; specify (determine the essential quality of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

redefinition (the act of giving a new definition)

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