re‧di‧rect /ˌriːdaɪˈrekt, -də-/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: direction, directness, director; verb: direct, redirect; adverb: directly ≠ indirectly; adjective: direct ≠ indirect]

1. to use something for a different purpose:
She was good at redirecting the children’s energy into something useful.

2. to send something in a different direction:
The flight was redirected to Cleveland.

3. British English to send someone’s letters to their new address from an address that they have left Synonym : forward
—redirection /-ˈrekʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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