reroute

UK/ɹiːˈɹuːt/US/ɹiˈɹut/

reroute verb: to change the route taken by something.

Verb

reroute (third-person singular simple present reroutes, present participle rerouting or (rare) rerouteing, simple past and past participle rerouted)

(transitive) To change the route taken by something.
- We'll have to reroute some buses to avoid the construction work.
- Some of those neighbors will also have Meraki boxes that serve as repeaters, relaying the signal still farther to more neighbors. The company equips its boxes with software that maintains a “mesh network,” which dynamically reroutes signals as boxes are added or unplugged, and as environmental...2007 February 4, Randall Stross, “Wireless Internet for All, Without the Towers”, in The New York Times

Noun

reroute (plural reroutes)

The use of a different route from one planned or used before.
- In 1844, objection was raised to the Furness Railway's Dalton & Barrow line, when it was revealed that the line would pass directly through Furness Abbey. A re-route was achieved, with the line skirting the abbey ruins instead - although many continued to see the intrusion as a travesty against...2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 56
Synonyms:

rerouting

reroute meaning in Tamil

reroute in Tamil

திரும்ப அனுப்பு, மாற்றுவழியில் அமை, மாற்றுவழியில் செலுத்து

Examples of reroute in a sentence

Approximately 1.25 miles of Virginia Highway 58 was rerouted to merge with US Highway 25E south of the gap.2014, Martha Evans Wiley, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, page 117:
I try my best to reroute the conversation off us.2017 October 31, Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie, Lovers Like Us, K.B. Ritchie, →ISBN:

Synonyms of reroute

rerouting

Forms of reroute

Verb
third-person singular present	reroutes
present participle	rerouting
past participle	rerouted
past	rerouted
present participle (rare)	rerouteing
Noun
plural	reroutes

Past tense of reroute: rerouted

Origin of reroute

From re- + route.

Words formed from reroute

Words that rhyme with reroute

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Questions about reroute

What does reroute mean?: Reroute means to change the route taken by something.
What is reroute in Tamil?: Reroute in Tamil is திரும்ப அனுப்பு, மாற்றுவழியில் அமை, மாற்றுவழியில் செலுத்து. See Reroute meaning in Tamil.
How do you use reroute in a sentence?: Approximately 1.25 miles of Virginia Highway 58 was rerouted to merge with US Highway 25E south of the gap.
What part of speech is reroute?: Reroute can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce reroute?: Reroute is pronounced /ɹiːˈɹuːt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of reroute?: The past tense of reroute is rerouted.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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