reheal
reheal verb: to heal again.
Verb
reheal (third-person singular simple present reheals, present participle rehealing, simple past and past participle rehealed)
- To heal again.
- “So if a crack were to occur in the same location, you couldn’t reheal it,” she said.2007 June 19, Henry Fountain, “Cockroaches Conditioned to Salivate at a Scent, Not Pavlov’s Dinner Bell”, in New York Times
Forms of reheal
| third-person singular present | reheals |
|---|---|
| present participle | rehealing |
| past participle | rehealed |
| past | rehealed |
Origin of reheal
From re- + heal.
Questions about reheal
- What does reheal mean?
- Reheal means to heal again.
- What part of speech is reheal?
- Reheal is a verb.
- What is the past tense of reheal?
- The past tense of reheal is rehealed.
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