redesign vs contrive

redesign and contrive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
redesign	No	No	Yes	No
contrive	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contrive is a hypernym of redesign; that is, contrive is a word with a broader meaning than redesign:

Other hypernyms of redesign include design, plan, project.

redesign (verb)	contrive (verb)
design anew, make a new design for	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
	make or work out a plan for; devise
	put or send forth