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redirect

/ˌriːdaɪˈrekt/

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verb

To send or point something to a new or different destination or target.

The system redirects all requests to the new server.
Please redirect this email to my assistant.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: redirect differs from ‘send’ by stressing the change of destination; it is closer to ‘reassign’ or ‘reroute’ than to simple ‘give’. Unlike ‘divert’, it often implies a direct new target rather than a side path. Use redirect when the focus is on pointing to a specific new endpoint.

In other languages

Spanish: redirigir
Japanese: リダイレクトする
Korean: 다시 보내다
Vietnamese: điều hướng lại
Chinese: 重新定向

Common phrases

redirect trafficredirect fundsredirect attention

Synonyms

reroute reassign channel divert switch

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