0 to change the meaning of something or to make people think about something in a new or different way:
1 to give something a new meaning:
Researchers have called for the government to redefine dietary guidelines.
2 to change the way you think about a situation or activity because of new developments or ideas:
The whole concept of "retirement" has been redefined in recent years.
Public service broadcasting needs to be assessed and redefined in the multi-channel digital world.
redefine a business/industry/market The bank is in the process of redefining the business of its troubled investment-banking subsidiary.
redefine a role/relationship/approach A company that redefines its sales approach without giving its staff the tools to support the new approach can find itself in a worse position than if it had done nothing at all.
redefine what/how, etc. Technology has redefined how people make decisions.
Archaeological interpretation plays its role in redefining global debates regarding past and present.
Rather, they were also constantly redefined by events taking place in their home country and their relationships with other immigrant groups.
Once adopted, policies redefine agendas and their results determine the future actions of decision-makers, interest groups or the public as a whole.
Another approach is to redefine the morpheme, retaining the notion of minimal unit, but eliminating the requirement that it be meaningful.
Detection/nondetection models were applied after redefining the sample unit, given that with only 11 'sites' (= transects) it is difficult to say much about occupancy.
What is successfully presented for consumption by outsiders also redefines the parameters of legitimacy and authenticity for indigenous audiences.
This scenario does not suggest spatial diffusion, but rather a watershed round of elections that redefined the electoral landscape for years to come.
A critical election following the formation of the new party may at once redefine and consolidate the contours of the local electoral landscape.
