repatch en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English patch English repatch From re- + patch.
Meanings
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To patch again.
This bleak circle of asphalt has been patched and repatched, and looks it.
2009 January 11, Charles Delafuente, “Nothing but Dead Ends”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| repatches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| repatched | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| repatched | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| repatching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |