Redevelop

Redevelop
Redevelop Re`de*vel"op, v. t. & i. 1. To develop again; specif. (Photog.), to intensify (a developed image), as by bleaching with mercuric chloride and subsequently subjecting anew to a developing agent. [1913 Webster]

2. to rebuild an urban area, usually commercial but sometimes residential; -- typically involving some portion of government involvement and expenditure. [PJC] -- {Re`de*vel"op*er}, n. -- {Re`de*vel"op*ment}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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  • redevelop — transitive verb Date: 1841 to develop again; especially redesign, rebuild • redeveloper noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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