Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reinfect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: re-in-fect
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

reinfects (present, singular) reinfecting (participle, present) reinfected (participle, past) reinfected (past)

Derived Forms

reinfection

Questions

What does reinfect mean?: infect again
Where does reinfect come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English infect English reinfect From re- + infect.

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