Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resharpen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-sharp-en
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

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 sharpen English resharpen From re- + sharpen.

Inflected Forms

resharpens (present, singular) resharpening (participle, present) resharpened (participle, past) resharpened (past)

Derived Forms

resharpenable

Questions

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

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