re-cover

verb

To cover again.

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Meanings

verbre-cover (third-person singular simple present re-covers, present participle re-covering, simple past and past participle re-covered)

present singular third person re-covers · participle present re-covering · participle past re-covered · past re-covered · alternative recover

  1. To cover again.

    The seats are the same type as fitted to the FGW sets. It's worth remembering that refurbishment of the First Class seats by FGW a few years previously was excellent (if you like leather seats). I assume they have been re-covered in this latest refurbishment.

    2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 51

Origin

From re- + cover.

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APA

re-cover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-cover

MLA

“re-cover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-cover. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-cover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-cover.

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