re-route vb (tr) 1. to route or direct (traffic, a road, a river, etc) in a different direction2. to change the direction of (a project, funds, etc)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014