re-attach

verb

To attach again.

OriginEnglish attach ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbre-attach (third-person singular simple present re-attaches, present participle re-attaching, simple past and past participle re-attached)

present singular third person re-attaches · participle present re-attaching · participle past re-attached · past re-attached

  1. To attach again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishattach
  7. Englishre-attach

From re- + attach.

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Cite this entry
APA

re-attach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-attach

MLA

“re-attach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-attach. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-attach,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-attach.

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