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redraw en · NOUN
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Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti
Proto-Germanic *draganą
Proto-West Germanic *dragan
Old English dragan
Middle English drawen
English draw
English redraw
From re- + draw.
Meanings
An update to the screen display.
Redraws need to be synchronised with the screen refresh to avoid a flickery display.
An act of drawing (selecting at random) again.
Jack didn't like who was picked so he used his power to force a redraw. Remember that his power means ALL chips go back into the bag. 2019 July 20, Brian Smith, “POV Players Spoilers (7/20/2019)”, in alt.tv.big-brother (Usenet):
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redraw en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti
Proto-Germanic *draganą
Proto-West Germanic *dragan
Old English dragan
Middle English drawen
English draw
English redraw
From re- + draw.
Meanings
To draw again.
The treaty proposed to redraw the border lines between the nations.
The party that holds the White House historically struggles in midterm elections, and Republicans are defending an especially narrow majority in the House. Those challenges have led Trump to pressure red states across the country to redraw their congressional district boundaries to give his party more of an advantage — a demand that has touched off a national partisan battle over redistricting. 2025 September 19, Patrick Svitek, Emily Guskin and Scott Clement, “Most Americans critical of Trump on crime, economy and other issues, poll finds”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2025: