recarve
recarve verb: to carve again or into a new form.
Verb
recarve (third-person singular simple present recarves, present participle recarving, simple past and past participle recarved)
- To carve again or into a new form.
- The U.S., England and France redrew the map of Europe and recarved Germany in a way that was designed to arouse natural hatreds and pit peoples against each other in order to preclude internationalist working-class solidarity.2004 July 1, Leslie Feinberg, “Sexual freedom vs. fascism in Germany”, in Workers World
- He speaks about working with craftsmen to recarve both wood and plaster at the New Amsterdam Theater, and he is the project manager for the Theater for a New Audience, which is planned for a site near the Brooklyn Academy of Music.2008 March 2, Tracie Rozhon, “Preserving the Best of the Old”, in New York Times
Forms of recarve
| third-person singular present | recarves |
|---|---|
| present participle | recarving |
| past participle | recarved |
| past | recarved |
Origin of recarve
From re- + carve.
Words that rhyme with recarve
Questions about recarve
- What does recarve mean?
- Recarve means to carve again or into a new form.
- What part of speech is recarve?
- Recarve is a verb.
- What is the past tense of recarve?
- The past tense of recarve is recarved.
Words near recarve in the dictionary
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