Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recarve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-carve
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To carve again or into a new form.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The U.S., England and France redrew the map of Europe and recarved Germany in a way that was designed to arouse natural hatreds and pit peoples against each other in order to preclude internationalist working-class solidarity."
"He speaks about working with craftsmen to recarve both wood and plaster at the New Amsterdam Theater, and he is the project manager for the Theater for a New Audience, which is planned for a site near the Brooklyn Academy of Music."

Etymology

From re- + carve.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

recarves (present, singular) recarving (participle, present) recarved (participle, past) recarved (past)

Questions

What does recarve mean?: To carve again or into a new form.
Where does recarve come from?: From re- + carve.

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