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rerefine

verb

Etymology

From re- + refine.

  1. derived from fīniō — “to finish”
  2. derived from fin — “fine, minute, exact”
  3. inherited from fin
  4. prefixed as refine — “re + fine”
  5. prefixed as rerefine — “re + refine”

Definitions

  1. To refine again.

    • No, sir; I am referring to the sugar which we had to rerefine after the market broke, as I explained this morning.
    • He states and restates, formulates and reformulates, refines and rerefines.

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