recan

R1E1C3A1N1
/ɹi.kæn/

verb

To can (package in a can) again or anew.

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Meanings

verbrecan (third-person singular simple present recans, present participle recanning, simple past and past participle recanned)

present singular third person recans · participle present recanning · participle past recanned · past recanned

  1. transitiveTo can (package in a can) again or anew.

Origin

From re- + can.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

craneCarnerancecarenCreannacrecanerCernacrena
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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