redirect

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verb

re·​di·​rect ˌrē-də-ˈrekt How to pronounce redirect (audio)
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
redirected; redirecting; redirects
Synonyms of redirect

transitive verb

: to change the course or direction of
redirection
ˌrē-də-ˈrek-shən How to pronounce redirect (audio)
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
noun

redirect

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noun

law
: an examination of a witness that follows a cross-examination : redirect examination
called the witness back to the stand for redirect

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Examples of redirect in a Sentence

Verb They dug trenches near the river to redirect the flow of the water. Traffic will be redirected to avoid downtown. Visitors to the old website address are redirected automatically to the new one. I tried to redirect their attention to the other painting. It's time to redirect your energy to your homework.
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Verb
Then redirect resources to create corridors of affordability where car-light living can become realistic. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026 In the fifth minute, her cross into the box was redirected by Mia Fishel for the opening goal. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
On redirect, prosecutors challenged the defense’s portrayal by focusing on Clancy’s medication history. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Their objective is re-supplied by a prompt or harness on every run rather than held internally and defended, it is scoped to a single evaluation rather than pursued without end, and it gets dropped the moment a human redirects the system. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for redirect

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1650, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redirect was in 1650

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redipper
redirect
redirect examination
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redirect. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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redirect

verb
re·​di·​rect ˌrēd-ə-ˈrekt How to pronounce redirect (audio)
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
: to change the course or direction of
redirection
-ˈrek-shən How to pronounce redirect (audio)
noun
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