re-

prefix

: again

: back to an original place, condition, etc.

Full Definition of RE-

: again : anew <retell>

: back : backward <recall>

re·ab·sorp·tion
re·ac·cel·er·ate
re·ac·cept
re·ac·ces·sion
re·ac·cli·ma·tize
re·ac·cred·it
re·ac·cred·i·ta·tion
re·ac·quaint
re·ac·quire
re·ac·qui·si·tion
re·ac·ti·vate
re·ac·ti·va·tion
re·ad·dress
re·ad·just
re·ad·just·ment
re·ad·mis·sion
re·ad·mit
re·adopt
re·af·firm
re·af·fir·ma·tion
re·af·fix
re·al·lo·cate
re·al·lo·ca·tion
re·anal·y·sis
re·an·a·lyze
re·an·i·mate
re·an·i·ma·tion
re·an·nex
re·an·nex·a·tion
re·ap·pear
re·ap·pear·ance
re·ap·pli·ca·tion
re·ap·ply
re·ap·point
re·ap·point·ment
re·ap·prais·al
re·ap·praise
re·ap·pro·pri·ate
re·ap·prove
re·ar·gue
re·ar·gu·ment
re·arous·al
re·arouse
re·ar·range
re·ar·range·ment
re·ar·rest
re·ar·tic·u·late
re·as·cend
re·as·cent
re·as·sem·blage
re·as·sem·ble
re·as·sem·bly
re·as·sert
re·as·ser·tion
re·as·sess
re·as·sess·ment
re·as·sign
re·as·sign·ment
re·as·sume
re·at·tach
re·at·tach·ment
re·at·tain
re·at·tempt
re·at·tri·bute
re·at·tri·bu·tion
re·au·tho·ri·za·tion
re·au·tho·rize
re·awak·en
re·bait
re·bal·ance
re·bap·tism
re·bap·tize
re·be·gin
re·bid
re·bind
re·blend
re·bloom
re·board
re·boil
re·book
re·boot
re·bore
re·bot·tle
re·breed
re·buri·al
re·bury
re·buy
re·cal·cu·late
re·cal·cu·la·tion
re·cal·i·brate
re·cal·i·bra·tion
re·cat·e·go·rize
re·cen·tral·i·za·tion
re·cen·tri·fuge
re·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion
re·cer·ti·fy
re·chal·lenge
re·chan·nel
re·char·ter
re·check
re·cho·reo·graph
re·chris·ten
re–Chris·tian·ize
re·chro·mato·graph
re·chro·ma·tog·ra·phy
re·cir·cu·late
re·cir·cu·la·tion
re·clad
re·clas·si·fi·ca·tion
re·clas·si·fy
re·clothe
re·cock
re·cod·i·fi·ca·tion
re·cod·i·fy
re·col·o·ni·za·tion
re·col·o·nize
re·col·or
re·com·mence
re·com·mence·ment
re·com·mis·sion
re·com·pi·la·tion
re·com·pile
re·com·pu·ta·tion
re·com·pute
re·con·ceive
re·con·cen·trate
re·con·cen·tra·tion
re·con·cep·tion
re·con·cep·tu·al·i·za·tion
re·con·cep·tu·al·ize
re·con·dense
re·con·fig·u·ra·tion
re·con·fig·ure
re·con·nect
re·con·nec·tion
re·con·quer
re·con·quest
re·con·se·crate
re·con·se·cra·tion
re·con·sol·i·date
re·con·tact
re·con·tam·i·nate
re·con·tam·i·na·tion
re·con·tour
re·con·vene
re·con·ver·sion
re·con·vert
re·con·vict
re·con·vic·tion
re·con·vince
re·copy
re·cork
re·cross
re·cul·ti·vate
re·ded·i·cate
re·ded·i·ca·tion
re·de·fect
re·de·liv·er
re·de·liv·ery
re·de·pos·it
re·de·ter·mi·na·tion
re·de·ter·mine
re·di·ges·tion
re·dis·cov·er
re·dis·cov·ery
re·dis·cuss
re·dis·play
re·dis·pose
re·dis·po·si·tion
re·dis·solve
re·dis·till
re·dis·til·la·tion
re·di·vide
re·di·vi·sion
re·don
re·draft
re·draw
re·dream
re·drill
re·dub
re·el·i·gi·bil·i·ty
re·el·i·gi·ble
re·emerge
re·emer·gence
re·emis·sion
re·emit
re·em·pha·sis
re·em·pha·size
re·em·ploy
re·em·ploy·ment
re·en·coun·ter
re·en·dow
re·en·er·gize
re·en·gage
re·en·gage·ment
re·en·grave
re·en·list
re·en·list·ment
re·en·roll
re·en·throne
re·en·vi·sion
re·equip
re·equip·ment
re·erect
re·es·ca·late
re·es·ca·la·tion
re·es·tab·lish
re·es·tab·lish·ment
re·es·ti·mate
re·eval·u·ate
re·eval·u·a·tion
re·ex·am·i·na·tion
re·ex·am·ine
re·ex·pe·ri·ence
re·ex·plore
re·ex·port
re·ex·por·ta·tion
re·ex·pose
re·ex·po·sure
re·ex·press
re·face
re·feed
re·feel
re·fight
re·file
re·find
re·fire
re·fix
re·float
re·fold
re·forge
re·for·mat
re·for·mu·late
re·for·mu·la·tion
re·for·ti·fi·ca·tion
re·for·ti·fy
re·found
re·foun·da·tion
re·frame
re·freeze
re·fry
re·fur·nish
re·gain
re·gath·er
re·gear
re·gild
re·give
re·glaze
re·grade
re·graft
re·grant
re·green
re·grind
re·groom
re·groove
re·growth
re·han·dle
re·hang
re·har·mo·nize
re·heat
re·hinge
re·hire
re·hos·pi·tal·i·za·tion
re·hos·pi·tal·ize
re·hu·man·ize
re·iden·ti·fy
re·ig·nite
re·ig·ni·tion
re·im·age
re·im·merse
re·im·plant
re·im·plan·ta·tion
re·im·port
re·im·por·ta·tion
re·im·pose
re·im·po·si·tion
re·in·cor·po·rate
re·in·cor·po·ra·tion
re·in·dict
re·in·dict·ment
re·in·fes·ta·tion
re·in·flate
re·in·fla·tion
re·in·hab·it
re·ini·tiate
re·in·ject
re·in·jec·tion
re·in·jure
re·in·ju·ry
re·ink
re·in·ner·vate
re·in·ner·va·tion
re·in·oc·u·late
re·in·oc·u·la·tion
re·in·sert
re·in·ser·tion
re·in·spect
re·in·spec·tion
re·in·spire
re·in·stall
re·in·stal·la·tion
re·in·sti·tute
re·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion
re·in·ter
re·in·ter·ment
re·in·ter·view
re·in·tro·duce
re·in·tro·duc·tion
re·in·vade
re·in·va·sion
re·in·ves·ti·gate
re·in·ves·ti·ga·tion
re·in·vig·o·rate
re·in·vig·o·ra·tion
re·in·vig·o·ra·tor
re·jack·et
re·judge
re·jug·gle
re·key
re·key·board
re·kin·dle
re·knit
re·la·bel
re·lac·quer
re·land·scape
re·launch
re·learn
re·le·git·i·mize
re·lend
re·li·cense
re·li·cen·sure
re·light
re·link
re·liq·ue·fy
re·load
re·load·able
re·lock
re·look
re·lu·bri·cate
re·lu·bri·ca·tion
re·mar·ket
re·mar·riage
re·mar·ry
re·mate
re·ma·te·ri·al·ize
re·mea·sure
re·mea·sure·ment
re·meet
re·melt
re·merge
re·mi·gra·tion
re·mil·i·ta·ri·za·tion
re·mil·i·ta·rize
re·mo·bi·li·za·tion
re·mo·bi·lize
re·moist·en
re·mold
re·mon·e·ti·za·tion
re·mon·e·tize
re·mo·ti·vate
re·mo·ti·va·tion
re·my·thol·o·gize
re·nail
re·name
re·na·tion·al·i·za·tion
re·na·tion·al·ize
re·nest
re·num·ber
re·ob·serve
re·oc·cu·pa·tion
re·oc·cu·py
re·oc·cur
re·oc·cur·rence
re·oil
re·op·er·ate
re·op·er·a·tion
re·or·ches·trate
re·or·ches·tra·tion
re·ori·ent
re·ori·en·tate
re·ori·en·ta·tion
re·out·fit
re·ox·i·da·tion
re·ox·i·dize
re·ox·y·gen·ate
re·ox·y·gen·a·tion
re·pack
re·paint
re·park
re·patch
re·pat·tern
re·pave
re·peg
re·peo·ple
re·pho·to·graph
re·phrase
re·plan
re·plas·ter
re·plate
re·pledge
re·plot
re·plumb
re·pol·ish
re·poll
re·pop·u·lar·ize
re·pop·u·late
re·pop·u·la·tion
re·pot
re·pres·sur·ize
re·price
re·pri·vat·i·za·tion
re·pri·vat·ize
re·pro·vi·sion
re·pump
re·punc·tu·a·tion
re·pur·chase
re·pu·ri·fy
re·rack
re·raise
re·read
re·read·ing
re·re·cord
re·reg·is·ter
re·reg·is·tra·tion
re·reg·u·late
re·reg·u·la·tion
re·re·lease
re·re·view
re·rig
re·roll
re·roof
re·route
re·sail
re·sam·ple
re·saw
re·school
re·score
re·screen
re·sculpt
re·seal
re·seal·able
re·sea·son
re·seat
re·se·cure
re·see
re·seg·re·gate
re·seg·re·ga·tion
re·sell
re·sell·er
re·sen·si·tize
re·sen·tence
re·ser·vice
re·set·tle
re·set·tle·ment
re·sew
re·shin·gle
re·shoe
re·shoot
re·show
re·sight
re·sil·ver
re·site
re·size
re·slate
re·soak
re·so·cial·i·za·tion
re·so·cial·ize
re·sod
re·sol·der
re·sole
re·so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion
re·so·lid·i·fy
re·sow
re·spool
re·spot
re·spray
re·sprout
re·sta·bi·lize
re·stack
re·stage
re·stamp
re·stim·u·late
re·stim·u·la·tion
re·stock
re·stoke
re·strength·en
re·stress
re·study
re·stuff
re·style
re·sub·mis·sion
re·sub·mit
re·sum·mon
re·sup·ply
re·sur·vey
re·sus·pend
re·sus·pen·sion
re·syn·the·sis
re·syn·the·size
re·tack·le
re·tag
re·tar·get
re·taste
re·teach
re·team
re·test
re·tex·ture
re·the·o·ri·za·tion
re·the·o·rize
re·thread
re·tie
re·tight·en
re·tile
re·time
re·trace
re·trans·fer
re·trans·form
re·trans·for·ma·tion
re·trans·mis·sion
re·trans·mit
re·try
re·tune
re·type
re·uni·fi·ca·tion
re·uni·fy
re·up·hol·ster
re·uti·li·za·tion
re·uti·lize
re·vac·ci·nate
re·vac·ci·na·tion
re·val·i·date
re·val·i·da·tion
re·val·o·ri·za·tion
re·val·o·rize
re·vic·tim·ize
re·vict·ual
re·vi·su·al·i·za·tion
re·vote
re·warm
re·wash
re·weave
re·weigh
re·wet
re·wire
re·wrap
re·zone

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Origin of RE-

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin re-, red- back, again, against

RECALCULATE Defined for Kids

re-

prefix

Definition of RE- for Kids

: again <refill>

: back : backward <recall>

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