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redirect
redirect /ˌriːdaɪˈrekt, -də-/ verb [transitive]
 Word Family: noun: direction, directness, director; verb: direct, redirect; adverb: directlyindirectly; adjective: directindirect
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 /-ˈrekʃən/ noun [uncountable]