design

[ dih-zahyn ]

/ dɪˈzaɪn /

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verb (used with object)

to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.

to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully.

to intend for a definite purpose: a scholarship designed for foreign students.

to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan: The prisoner designed an intricate escape.

to assign in thought or intention; purpose: He designed to be a doctor.

Obsolete. to mark out, as by a sign; indicate.

verb (used without object)

to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans.

to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc.

noun

an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.

organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition.

the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc.; the pattern or motif of artistic work: the design on a bracelet.

the art of designing: a school of design.

a plan or project: a design for a new process.

a plot or intrigue, especially an underhand, deceitful, or treacherous one: His political rivals formulated a design to unseat him.

designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives: He had designs on his partner's stock.

intention; purpose; end.

adaptation of means to a preconceived end.

Origin of design

1350–1400; Middle English designen < Latin dēsignāre to mark out. See de-, sign

synonym study for design

5. See intend. 13. See plan.

OTHER WORDS FROM design

out·de·sign, verb (used with object) o·ver·de·sign, verb pre·de·sign, verb (used with object) re·de·sign, verb

self-de·sign, noun un·der·de·sign, verb (used with object)

Words nearby design

desiderata, desiderate, desiderative, desideratum, desiderium, design, designate, designated, designated driver, designated employment, designated hitter

Example sentences from the Web for redesign

One of Yudashkin's greatest national honors came in 2007, when he was asked to redesign the Russian army uniforms.

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That summer, the CFPB used online feedback to redesign the mortgage disclosure form.

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The company also launched a redesign of its heavily trafficked home page.

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Since 9/11, America has gotten out of the business of trying to redesign the greater Middle East.

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After a redesign last year, the toy now heats up like a traditional oven and looks more like a microwave.

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It is much to be regretted Mr. Harlowe did not redesign that principal figure.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 |Various
Early in 1918 the American Expeditionary Forces advised us to redesign the 240-millimeter mortar to give it a stronger barrel.

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Upon their return to the farm in 1948, they also began to restore and redesign the grounds surrounding the farmhouse.

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As usual in the adoption of foreign devices, we had to redesign these weapons to make them adaptable to American shop methods.

America's Munitions 1917-1918 |Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for redesign (1 of 2)

redesign

/ (ˌriːdɪˈzaɪn) /

verb (tr)

to change the design of (something)

noun

something that has been redesigned

British Dictionary definitions for redesign (2 of 2)

design

/ (dɪˈzaɪn) /

verb

to work out the structure or form of (something), as by making a sketch, outline, pattern, or plans

to plan and make (something) artistically or skilfully

(tr) to form or conceive in the mind; invent

(tr) to intend, as for a specific purpose; plan

(tr) obsolete to mark out or designate

noun

a plan, sketch, or preliminary drawing

the arrangement or pattern of elements or features of an artistic or decorative work the design of the desk is Chippendale

a finished artistic or decorative creation

the art of designing

a plan, scheme, or project

an end aimed at or planned for; intention; purpose

(often plural; often foll by on or against) a plot or hostile scheme, often to gain possession of (something) by illegitimate means

a coherent or purposeful pattern, as opposed to chaos God's design appears in nature

argument from design philosophy another name for teleological argument

Derived forms of design

designable, adjective

Word Origin for design

C16: from Latin dēsignāre to mark out, describe, from de- + signāre to mark, from signum a mark, sign

Idioms and Phrases with redesign

design

see by design; have designs on.

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design

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of design

synonym study for design

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design

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of design

synonym study for design

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