Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: re-fire
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Etymology

From re- + fire.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Inflected Forms

refires (present, singular) refiring (participle, present) refired (participle, past) refired (past)

Rhymes With

fire higher entire prior require desire empire wire hire acquire retire buyer

Questions

What does refire mean?: To fire again.
Where does refire come from?: From re- + fire.

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