rebind

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/ɹiːˈbaɪnd/

verb

To bind again.

OriginEnglish bind ← Middle English bynden ← Old English bindan →
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Meanings

verbrebind (third-person singular simple present rebinds, present participle rebinding, simple past and past participle rebound)

present singular third person rebinds · participle present rebinding · participle past rebound · past rebound

  1. To bind again.
  2. To associate a command with a different key.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰendʰ-
  7. Proto-Germanic*bindaną
  8. Proto-West Germanic*bindan
  9. Old Englishbindan
  10. Middle Englishbynden
  11. Englishbind
  12. Englishrebind

From re- + bind.

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Translations

Bulgarian превързвам
  • превързвам (prevărzvam)to bind again
Italian rifasciare
  • rifasciareto bind again
Spanish reencuadernar
  • reencuadernarto bind again

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rebind

finddesignedmindkindbehinddefinedwindsignedcombinedassignedblindbindlineddeclinedremindmankindalignedinclinedgrindresignedrewindhindunwindmined
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Anagrams

binderinbredbrinedBredinbendirDrebinBirdenRibden
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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