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reblue

reblue verb: to renew the bluing or rustproof coating of.

Verb

reblue (third-person singular simple present reblues, present participle reblueing or rebluing, simple past and past participle reblued)

  1. (transitive) To renew the bluing or rustproof coating of.
    • to reblue a rifle

Forms of reblue

third-person singular presentreblues
present participlereblueing
present participlerebluing
past participlereblued
pastreblued

Origin of reblue

From re- + blue.

Questions about reblue

What does reblue mean?
Reblue means to renew the bluing or rustproof coating of.
What part of speech is reblue?
Reblue is a verb.
What is the past tense of reblue?
The past tense of reblue is reblued.

Words near reblue in the dictionary

  1. reblotting
  2. reblow
  3. reblowing
  4. reblown
  5. reblows
  6. reblue
  7. reblued
  8. reblues
  9. rebluff
  10. rebluffs
  11. rebluing

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