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refounding

refounding is the present participle and gerund of refound.

Meaning of refound

Verb

refound (third-person singular simple present refounds, present participle refounding, simple past and past participle refounded)

  1. (transitive) To found again; to reestablish.
  2. (transitive) To found or cast anew.
    • Antient bells refounded1782, Thomas Warton, The History and Antiquities of Kiddington

Questions about refounding

What is refounding the present participle and gerund of?
Refounding is the present participle and gerund of refound.

Words near refounding in the dictionary

  1. refoundation
  2. refoundations
  3. refounded
  4. refounder
  5. refounders
  6. refounding
  7. refoundress
  8. refoundresses
  9. refounds
  10. refoveate
  11. refoveated

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