|rē+ transitive verb
Etymology: re- + direct, v.
1.
a. : to change the course of : channel in a new direction
the policeman redirects him
redirecting attitudes … toward acceptable life standards — M.E.Alexander
in an emergency redirect the scientist from basic research to applied research — M.H.Trytten
b. : readdress
redirected the letter
2. : to change the direction of (as a flux) in a definite manner
• re·directive “+ adjective