re-edge

verb

To renew, repair or restore the edge (of something).

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Meanings

verbre-edge (third-person singular simple present re-edges, present participle re-edging, simple past and past participle re-edged)

present singular third person re-edges · participle present re-edging · participle past re-edged · past re-edged

  1. To renew, repair or restore the edge (of something).

    The old Midland canopies are stripped or shrouded in blue plastic as they're restored, platforms have been resurfaced and re-edged, and the wires have arrived.

    2020 November 18, Paul Bigland, “New infrastructure and new rolling stock”, in Rail, page 49

Origin

From re- + edge.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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