recarve

verb

Etymology

From re- + carve.

  1. derived from *gerbʰ-
  2. inherited from *kerbaną
  3. inherited from *kerban
  4. inherited from ceorfan
  5. inherited from kerven
  6. prefixed as recarve — “re + carve

Definitions

  1. To carve again or into a new form.

    • The U.S., England and France redrew the map of Europe and recarved Germany in a way that was designed to arouse natural hatreds and pit peoples against each other in order to preclude internationalist working-class solidarity.
    • He speaks about working with craftsmen to recarve both wood and plaster at the New Amsterdam Theater, and he is the project manager for the Theater for a New Audience, which is planned for a site near the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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