redirect
v.to send someone or something to a different place or for a different purpose than originally planned. In computing, to automatically send a user or a piece of data from one web address or file to another one.
v.to change the direction or focus of an object, person, or digital request. Often involves rerouting traffic, funds, or attention toward a new destination or objective. In computing and networking, this refers to the process of forwarding a request for a URL or a data stream to a different destination than the one requested.
“The website will redirect you to the login page automatically.”
“The city had to redirect traffic through side streets while the main bridge was under repair.”
“The board of directors voted to redirect the remaining research budget toward marketing efforts in an attempt to stabilize the company's falling stock price.”
The verb is transitive and often takes the preposition 'to'.
Redirect requires the preposition 'to' when indicating a destination, not 'at'.
“Questions to Wells’ office were redirected to her department.”
“Critics of the policy have always argued that redirecting per-student funds into education savings accounts reduces resources for districts’ public schools , because funding follows students out of the public school system.”
From re- + direct.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.