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refoveate

refoveate verb: to foveate again or anew; to reangle one's eyes such that the foveae are directed at a different object.

Verb

refoveate (third-person singular simple present refoveates, present participle refoveating, simple past and past participle refoveated)

  1. To foveate again or anew; to reangle one's eyes such that the foveae are directed at a different object.

Forms of refoveate

third-person singular presentrefoveates
present participlerefoveating
past participlerefoveated
pastrefoveated

Origin of refoveate

From re- + foveate.

Words formed from refoveate

  • refoveation

Questions about refoveate

What does refoveate mean?
Refoveate means to foveate again or anew; to reangle one's eyes such that the foveae are directed at a different object.
What part of speech is refoveate?
Refoveate is a verb.
What is the past tense of refoveate?
The past tense of refoveate is refoveated.

Words near refoveate in the dictionary

  1. refounders
  2. refounding
  3. refoundress
  4. refoundresses
  5. refounds
  6. refoveate
  7. refoveated
  8. refoveates
  9. refoveating
  10. refract
  11. refractable

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