redevelopv.
/ˌriːdᵻˈvɛləp/, U.S. /ˌridəˈvɛləp/ 1. transitive and intransitive. To develop again (in various senses).
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the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > advance (a proceeding) from previous stage [verb (transitive)] > again
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the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > progress or advance in an action [verb (intransitive)] > make progress or advance (of action or operation) > again
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [verb (transitive)] > develop
develop1841
redevelop1889
1835 Mag. Nat. Hist. 8 338 Feathers..are redeveloped so simultaneously all over the body, as to present the appearance of a vernal change of plumage.
1882 H. Spencer Polit. Inst. in Princ. Sociol. III. 553 There survived in them, or were re-developed in them, the family-organization, rights, and obligations.
1889 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 82 Bleach it with mercury,..wash and redevelope with hydroquinone.
1919 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 86 197 A concerted effort to redevelop the north and south channel of trade.
1961 Fantasy & Sci. Fiction Oct. 44 Mankind..returns to the undersea world without redeveloping gills.
1978 SLR Camera Nov. 9/2 The image will then re-develop to a warm brown tone.
1998 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Weekend Suppl.) 27 You bleach the image until it virtually disappears, then redevelop it.
2. transitive. To redesign and rebuild an urban area, typically after demolishing existing buildings. Frequently in passive.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [verb (transitive)] > plan or develop
to lay outc1608
to set out1673
develop1863
town-plan1911
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1936 E. E. Finch & C. G. Eve Rep. Town Planning Scheme (Corporation of London Public Health Dept.) 3 It therefore appears that nearly a quarter of the building site area has been redeveloped in the last 30 years.
1956 N. Lichfield Econ. Planned Devel. x. 129 Where an area is to be re-developed, demolition and clearance may be required.
1971 P. Gresswell Environment 91 Comprehensive development covers a large area, usually in towns—perhaps including a number of streets which are to be redeveloped to one comprehensive plan.
2006 J. P. Schwieterman & D. M. Caspall Politics of Place v. 35 In 1947 he established the Chicago Land Clearance Commission..with a mandate to redevelop areas of the city where ‘the old block pattern can be wiped out and a new one conforming to modern planning standards can be substituted’.
Derivatives
redeˈveloped adj.
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1890 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 341 The redeveloped bromide print.
1941 H. J. Manzoni in F. E. Towndrow Replanning Britain iv. 99 (heading) Relating the redeveloped units.
1998 Town & Country Planning 67 24/4 The contribution from non-vacant re-used sites, or what we can term ‘redeveloped’ sites, fell slightly from 27 per cent to 26 per cent over the same period.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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