recouple en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English couple English recouple From re- + couple.
Meanings
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To couple or join again
Mr. Giuliani […] tapped into the struggles of millions of American families who have to regroup when a new marriage, or recoupling, follows a divorce or breakup.
2007 March 11, Mireya Navarro, “A Family Feud That Is Familiar”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recoupling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recouples | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| recoupled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recoupled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |