Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rerefine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rere-fine
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To refine again.

Example Sentences

"No, sir; I am referring to the sugar which we had to rerefine after the market broke, as I explained this morning."
"When working with an oil recycler, ask the person collecting the used oil how it will be recycled. If presented the choice, it is preferable to dispose of oil through companies that will rerefine the oil instead of companies that burn the oil for fuel."
"He states and restates, formulates and reformulates, refines and rerefines."

Etymology

From re- + refine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Inflected Forms

rerefines (present, singular) rerefining (participle, present) rerefined (participle, past) rerefined (past)

Derived Forms

rerefiner

Questions

What does rerefine mean?: To refine again.
Where does rerefine come from?: From re- + refine.

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