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re-refine

re-refine is the alternative form of rerefine.

Meaning of rerefine

Verb

rerefine (third-person singular simple present rerefines, present participle rerefining, simple past and past participle rerefined)

  1. To refine again.
    • No, sir; I am referring to the sugar which we had to rerefine after the market broke, as I explained this morning.1922, United States. Congress. House. Agriculture Committee, Ward Sugar Resolution

Forms of re-refine

third-person singular presentre-refines
present participlere-refining
past participlere-refined
pastre-refined

Origin of re-refine

From re- + refine.

Questions about re-refine

What is re-refine the alternative form of?
Re-refine is the alternative form of rerefine.

Words near re-refine in the dictionary

  1. re-record
  2. re-recorded
  3. re-recording
  4. re-recordings
  5. re-records
  6. re-refine
  7. re-refined
  8. re-refines
  9. re-refining
  10. re-register
  11. re-registered

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