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reboil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-boil
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To boil again.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil English reboil From re- + boil.

Inflected Forms

reboils (present, singular) reboiling (participle, present) reboiled (participle, past) reboiled (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overboil underboil rebake recook refry

Questions

What does reboil mean?
To boil again.
Where does reboil come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil English reboil From re- + boil.

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