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reapproximate

reapproximate verb: to bring (separated parts) back together, so as to close a wound or suture, etc.

Verb

reapproximate (third-person singular simple present reapproximates, present participle reapproximating, simple past and past participle reapproximated)

  1. (transitive) To bring (separated parts) back together, so as to close a wound or suture, etc.

Forms of reapproximate

third-person singular presentreapproximates
present participlereapproximating
past participlereapproximated
pastreapproximated

Origin of reapproximate

From re- + approximate.

Questions about reapproximate

What does reapproximate mean?
Reapproximate means to bring (separated parts) back together, so as to close a wound or suture, etc.
What part of speech is reapproximate?
Reapproximate is a verb.
What is the past tense of reapproximate?
The past tense of reapproximate is reapproximated.

Words near reapproximate in the dictionary

  1. reapprovals
  2. reapprove
  3. reapproved
  4. reapproves
  5. reapproving
  6. reapproximate
  7. reapproximated
  8. reapproximates
  9. reapproximating
  10. reapproximation
  11. reapproximations

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