REDEVELOPMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of improving by renewing and restoring

Example:

a major overhaul of the healthcare system was proposed

Synonyms:

overhaul; redevelopment; renovation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("redevelopment" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "redevelopment"):

face lift; face lifting; facelift (a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes)

Derivation:

redevelop (change the plans for the use of (land))

redevelop (formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis)