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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RE-

Re-. Etym: [L. re-, older form (retained before vowels ) red-: cf. F.re-, ré -.]

 

Defn: A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate, reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

re-

re- |riː | ▶prefix 1 once more; afresh; anew: reaccustom | reactivate. • with return to a previous state: restore | revert. 2 (also red- ) in return; mutually: react | resemble. • in opposition: repel | resistance. 3 behind or after: relic | remain. • in a withdrawn state: recluse | reticent. • back and away; down: recede | relegation. 4 with frequentative or intensive force: redouble | resound. 5 with negative force: rebuff | recant. ORIGIN from Latin re-, red- ‘again, back. ’ usage: In modern English, the tendency is for words formed with prefixes such as re- to be unhyphenated: reacquaint, reconsider, reshape. For the sake of clarity, however, hyphenation is sometimes favored when the root word begins with a vowel: re-elect, for instance, may be preferred as a less awkward spelling than reelect. A hyphen is often used when the word formed with the prefix would be identical in form with, but different in meaning and pronunciation from, an already existing word: re-cover (meaning ‘cover again, ’ as in we decided to re-cover the dining-room chairs ), as opposed to recover (meaning ‘get better in health ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

re-

re- |riː, ri, rɛ | ▶prefix 1 once more; afresh; anew: reaccustom | reactivate. • with return to a previous state: revert. 2 (also red- ) in return; mutually: react | resemble. • in opposition: repel | resistance. 3 behind or after: relic | remain. • in a withdrawn state: recluse | reticent. • back and away; down: recede | relegation. 4 with frequentative or intensive force: refine | resound. 5 with negative force: recant. ORIGIN from Latin re-, red- ‘again, back ’. usage: In modern English the tendency is for words formed with prefixes such as re- to be unhyphenated: restore, remain, reacquaint. One general exception to this is when the word to which re- attaches begins with e: in this case a hyphen is often inserted for clarity: re-examine, re-enter, re-enact. A hyphen is sometimes also used where the word formed with the prefix would be identical to an already existing word: re-cover (meaning ‘cover again ’, as in we decided to re-cover the dining-room chairs ) not recover (meaning ‘get better in health ’). Similar guidelines apply to other prefixes, such as pre- .

 

Duden Dictionary

re-

re- Präfix lateinisch re- = wieder, zurück drückt in Bildungen mit Verben aus, dass etwas wieder rückgängig gemacht, in den Ausgangszustand zurückgeführt oder von Neuem hervorgerufen wird rebarbarisieren, redemokratisieren, repolitisieren

 

Spanish Dictionary

re-

re- 1 Prefijo de origen latino que entra en la formación de verbos con el significado de ‘volver a ’:reelegir, reorganizar, recaer, reabastecer .2 Prefijo de origen latino que entra en la formación de adjetivos y adverbios y que aporta un valor intensificador :reguapo, rebueno .También puede adoptar la forma coloquial requete- : requetemalo, requetebién .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

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re- /riː, rɪ, rə, ri /接頭辞 〖動詞 名詞 形容詞 副詞 の前に付いて 〗1 繰り返して .2 新たに, 更新 [改訂, 変更 ]して .3 再び, 以前のように (!eで始まる語に付くとき, あるいは既成語と区別するときは通例ハイフンを用いる ) .