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redefend

redefend verb: to defend again.

Verb

redefend (third-person singular simple present redefends, present participle redefending, simple past and past participle redefended)

  1. To defend again.

Forms of redefend

third-person singular presentredefends
present participleredefending
past participleredefended
pastredefended

Origin of redefend

From re- + defend.

Questions about redefend

What does redefend mean?
Redefend means to defend again.
What part of speech is redefend?
Redefend is a verb.
What is the past tense of redefend?
The past tense of redefend is redefended.

Words near redefend in the dictionary

  1. redefected
  2. redefecting
  3. redefection
  4. redefections
  5. redefects
  6. redefend
  7. redefended
  8. redefending
  9. redefends
  10. redefer
  11. redeferred

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