Etymology

reoffend

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Today it means: To offend again; especially after receiving punishment or treatment Full definition →

English offend ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishoffend
  7. English todayreoffend

From re- + offend.

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