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reinjure

reinjure verb: to injure a body part which has already been injured.

Verb

reinjure (third-person singular simple present reinjures, present participle reinjuring, simple past and past participle reinjured)

  1. To injure a body part which has already been injured
    • He reinjured his hamstring two months after surgery.

Forms of reinjure

third-person singular presentreinjures
present participlereinjuring
past participlereinjured
pastreinjured

Origin of reinjure

From re- + injure.

Words that rhyme with reinjure

Questions about reinjure

What does reinjure mean?
Reinjure means to injure a body part which has already been injured.
What part of speech is reinjure?
Reinjure is a verb.
What is the past tense of reinjure?
The past tense of reinjure is reinjured.

Words near reinjure in the dictionary

  1. reinjected
  2. reinjecting
  3. reinjection
  4. reinjections
  5. reinjects
  6. reinjure
  7. reinjured
  8. reinjures
  9. reinjuries
  10. reinjuring
  11. reinjury

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