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to redrive

to redrive

8.9
To push a nail or bolt back into place after it becomes loose
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈdraɪv/
translation icon : reenviar
  • To fix the issue, the installer had to redrive the network configuration several times.

Examples

  • The program check handler then redrives the instruction, and the program continues execution.

    Academic text (1999)

  • It redrives the command/address cycle to the memory via the STC and to the other PU-L2 clusters to allow bus snooping.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The technician will redrive the failed backup to ensure all data is saved correctly.

  • After the first attempt failed, they decided to redrive the process to complete the task.

Synonyms

to redo
vsto redrive
47 2.1

Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better

is about causing motion or operation again after failure rather than improving or remaking
to reignite
vsto redrive
15 4.6

To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped

is focused on causing physical motion or operation again after failure rather than reviving feelings
to relaunch
vsto redrive
7 3.9

To start something again after it stops or after you change it

is narrower, focusing on restarting motion or operation after failure rather than reintroducing projects
to reinitialize
vsto redrive
  • Specialized
7 7.2

Set a device or program back to its original settings

is about causing renewed operation after failure rather than restoring original settings
to retry
vsto redrive
4 2.7

Do something again after it fails or is interrupted

emphasizes causing operation or motion again after failure rather than simply trying again
to rerun
vsto redrive
3 2.9

Repeat a test or experiment to check the results

is more specific to restarting operation after failure rather than general repetition
to reengage
vsto redrive
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Make a machine part connect and work again after it stops

is focused on making something move again after failure rather than just reconnecting parts
to reinitiate
vsto redrive
1 5.9

To start a process or system again after it stopped

is more about causing motion or operation again after failure than mere starting
to refire
vsto redrive
1 5.8

To heat or make something start again to change it

is about causing general motion or operation again after failure
to recrank
vsto redrive
8.6

To turn a machine by hand to make it start again

is broader, meaning to cause movement again after a prior failure
to reinvoke
vsto redrive
  • Specialized
8.1

To make a program or function run again

is broader, applying to causing any object or system to move again after failure
to reattempt
vsto redrive
3.2

To try again to do something after failing

focuses on causing movement or operation again after failure rather than merely trying again

How Often

to repeat
∞ 1.0
to resend
3 2.0
to redrive
8.9
retry
1 3.3

Surface Forms

redrive infinitive
redriving present participle
redrives third person singular
redrove past
redriven past participle

Morphology

redrive = drive (transparent) = re + drive

This is standard productive prefixation where 're-' adds the meaning 'again' to the verb 'drive'.

Etymology

Redrive combines re- ('again') with drive ('to send or push'), so to redrive something is to send, push, or run it again when the first attempt did not succeed.