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restemmed

restemmed is the simple past and past participle of restem.

Meaning of restem

Verb

restem (third-person singular simple present restems, present participle restemming, simple past and past participle restemmed)

  1. To force back against the current.
    • to restem their backward coursec. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. To stem, or move against.
    • to restem a current

Questions about restemmed

What is restemmed the simple past and past participle of?
Restemmed is the simple past and past participle of restem.

Words near restemmed in the dictionary

  1. resteer
  2. resteered
  3. resteering
  4. resteers
  5. restem
  6. restemmed
  7. restemming
  8. restems
  9. restenoses
  10. restenosis
  11. restenostic

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