Meanings
verbreaccent (third-person singular simple present reaccents, present participle reaccenting, simple past and past participle reaccented)
present singular third person reaccents · participle present reaccenting · participle past reaccented · past reaccented
- To accent again.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
- Proto-Italic*kanō
- Latincanō
- Latinaccinō
- Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
- Medieval Latinaccentus
- Middle Frenchaccent
- Anglo-Normanaccent
- Middle Englishaccent
- Englishaccent
- Englishreaccent
Cite this entry
APA
reaccent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccent
MLA
“reaccent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reaccent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccent.
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