Engineers decided to redirect the river's flow to prevent flooding in the downstream agricultural region.
工程师们决定改变河流的流向，以防止下游农业区发生洪水。
A podcast transcript on urban planning opens with the host posing a provocative question to a guest, and the remainder of the episode consists of the guest's extended answer, occasionally interrupted by brief follow-up questions that redirect the discussion.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “redirect”?
D — To change the direction or focus of something. “redirect” means to change the direction or focus of something.
Which word means “to change the direction or focus of something”?
C — redirect. “redirect” means to change the direction or focus of something.
redirect — to change the direction or focus of something. In Chinese: 重定向，改变方向.
redirect is pronounced /ˌriːdaɪˈrekt/.
Engineers decided to redirect the river's flow to prevent flooding in the downstream agricultural region. (工程师们决定改变河流的流向，以防止下游农业区发生洪水。)
reroute, reorient, divert — all close in meaning to redirect (to change the direction or focus of something).
maintain, preserve — each the opposite of redirect (to change the direction or focus of something).
Yes. redirect is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.