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redefeat

redefeat verb: to defeat again.

Verb

redefeat (third-person singular simple present redefeats, present participle redefeating, simple past and past participle redefeated)

  1. (transitive) To defeat again.

Forms of redefeat

third-person singular presentredefeats
present participleredefeating
past participleredefeated
pastredefeated

Origin of redefeat

From re- + defeat.

Questions about redefeat

What does redefeat mean?
Redefeat means to defeat again.
What part of speech is redefeat?
Redefeat is a verb.
What is the past tense of redefeat?
The past tense of redefeat is redefeated.

Words near redefeat in the dictionary

  1. redeems
  2. redeems oneself
  3. redeems the time
  4. redefault
  5. redefaults
  6. redefeat
  7. redefeated
  8. redefeating
  9. redefeats
  10. redefect
  11. redefected

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