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recarving

recarving is the present participle and gerund of recarve.

Meaning of recarve

Verb

recarve (third-person singular simple present recarves, present participle recarving, simple past and past participle recarved)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about recarving

What is recarving the present participle and gerund of?
Recarving is the present participle and gerund of recarve.

Words near recarving in the dictionary

  1. recarting
  2. recarts
  3. recarve
  4. recarved
  5. recarves
  6. recarving
  7. recase
  8. recased
  9. recases
  10. recash
  11. recashed

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