reclear

R1E1C3L1E1A1R1

verb

To clear (free from obstructions) again.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

verbreclear (third-person singular simple present reclears, present participle reclearing, simple past and past participle recleared)

present singular third person reclears · participle present reclearing · participle past recleared · past recleared

  1. transitiveTo clear (free from obstructions) again.

    To reclear of brush and young trees, land that has once been cultivated, often is less expensive in labor and materials than to clear the original heavy forest.

    1927, Miscellaneous Publication, number 663, page 39
    1 more example

    Mrs. Humphrey has not yet curbed her husband's habit of fiddling with his glasses when he is being interviewed on camera, but Attorney General Brownell stopped clearing and reclearing his throat as soon as his wife mentioned the habit […]

    1957, Newsweek, volume 49, numbers 1-12, page 33
  2. transitiveaeronauticsTo grant reclearance to.

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: reclear on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.