v. t. & i. 1. To develop again; specif. (Photog.), to intensify (a developed image), as by bleaching with mercuric chloride and subsequently subjecting anew to a developing agent. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. to rebuild an urban area, usually commercial but sometimes residential; -- typically involving some portion of government involvement and expenditure. [ PJC ]
-- Re`de*vel"op*er n. -- Re`de*vel"op*ment n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. the rebuilding of an urban area, usually a commercial district but sometimes residential or industrial, and typically involving some portion of government involvement and expenditure; to organize a municipal redevelopment agency. [ PJC ]