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re-erect

re-erect is the alternative form of reerect.

Meaning of reerect

Verb

reerect (third-person singular simple present reerects, present participle reerecting, simple past and past participle reerected)

  1. (transitive) To erect again.

Forms of re-erect

third-person singular presentre-erects
present participlere-erecting
past participlere-erected
pastre-erected

Origin of re-erect

From re- + erect.

Questions about re-erect

What is re-erect the alternative form of?
Re-erect is the alternative form of reerect.

Words near re-erect in the dictionary

  1. re-equip
  2. re-equipment
  3. re-equipped
  4. re-equipping
  5. re-equips
  6. re-erect
  7. re-erected
  8. re-erecting
  9. re-erection
  10. re-erections
  11. re-erects

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