reapply

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verb

To apply again.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

verbreapply (third-person singular simple present reapplies, present participle reapplying, simple past and past participle reapplied)

present singular third person reapplies · participle present reapplying · participle past reapplied · past reapplied · alternative re-apply

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo apply again.

    In March 2008, the name was reapplied incorrectly as County of Durham, but this was also removed by February 2009.

    2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 26

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Latinapplicō
  7. Old Frenchapplier
  8. Middle Englishaplien
  9. Englishapply
  10. Englishreapply

From re- + apply.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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