re-extend

verb

To extend again.

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

verbre-extend (third-person singular simple present re-extends, present participle re-extending, simple past and past participle re-extended)

present singular third person re-extends · participle present re-extending · participle past re-extended · past re-extended · alternative reextend · alternative reëxtend

  1. To extend again.

Origin

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

From re- + extend.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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