Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redecorate

/ɹidˈɛkɚˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: re-dec-o-rate
IPA: /ɹidˈɛkɚˌeɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change the appearance of a place by altering the decor.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Yeah, she said you had been helping her redecorate, that you had been to Parke Bernet, picking out a bureau."

Etymology

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

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

redecorates (present, singular) redecorating (participle, present) redecorated (participle, past) redecorated (past)

Derived Forms

redecorator

Rhymes With

decorate

Questions

How do you pronounce redecorate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹidˈɛkɚˌeɪt/.
What does redecorate mean?: To change the appearance of a place by altering the decor.
Where does redecorate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English decorate English redecorate From re- + decorate.

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