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re-enforce

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
re-en-force
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To enforce again; to re-emphasize.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English enforce English re-enforce From re- + enforce.

Inflected Forms

re-enforces (present, singular) re-enforcing (participle, present) re-enforced (participle, past) re-enforced (past) reenforce (alternative) reënforce (alternative)

Phrases

re-enforcement

Questions

What does re-enforce mean?
To enforce again; to re-emphasize.
Where does re-enforce come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English enforce English re-enforce From re- + enforce.

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