re ‧ di ‧ rect /ˌriːdaɪˈrekt, -də-/ BrE AmE 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 SYN forward
—redirection /-ˈrekʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]