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reprobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
reprobe
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To probe again.

verb

To reapply a chemical probe, usually after a previous probe has been stripped.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

reprobes (present, singular) reprobing (participle, present) reprobed (participle, past) reprobed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

deprobe

Questions

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

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