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retask

retask verb: to cause to perform a new task; to change the work or mission of.

Verb

retask (third-person singular simple present retasks, present participle retasking, simple past and past participle retasked)

  1. (transitive) To cause to perform a new task; to change the work or mission of.
    • to retask a military vehicle
    • to retask a sensor array

Forms of retask

third-person singular presentretasks
present participleretasking
past participleretasked
pastretasked

Origin of retask

From re- + task.

Questions about retask

What does retask mean?
Retask means to cause to perform a new task; to change the work or mission of.
What part of speech is retask?
Retask is a verb.
What is the past tense of retask?
The past tense of retask is retasked.

Words near retask in the dictionary

  1. retarmacs
  2. retarred
  3. retarring
  4. retars
  5. retarted
  6. retask
  7. retasked
  8. retasking
  9. retasks
  10. retaste
  11. retasted

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