redirect

About 0.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of.

   We need to redirect the traffic along Forest Road.

2. verb To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.
3. verb To gently shift a behavior or thought pattern to a healthier end.

   When he starts ruminating like that, try to redirect him to use his coping skills.

4. verb To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
5. verb To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.

   You will be redirected shortly.

6. noun A redirection.
7. noun An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination, re-examination.
8. noun The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.

Similar words

airt reorientation reorient reorientate reroute redirector realign reshape restructure adjustment

Often followed by

the their examination it his our its to a them

Word family

redirected redirecting redirection redirections redirects