Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rebait

/ɹiːˈbeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-bait
IPA: /ɹiːˈbeɪt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bait again; to readd bait to.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Any fish were gaffed and brought aboard, the hooks rebaited, and the line paid out on the other side. The dory thus went down the whole length of the trawl."

Etymology

From re- + bait.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

rebaits (present, singular) rebaiting (participle, present) rebaited (participle, past) rebaited (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce rebait?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈbeɪt/.
What does rebait mean?: To bait again; to readd bait to.
Where does rebait come from?: From re- + bait.

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