Meanings
present singular third person recloses · participle present reclosing · participle past reclosed · past reclosed
- ambitransitiveTo close or be closed after having previously been opened.
Stents improved the procedure by combating the tendency of many vessels to reclose quickly after angioplasty.
2007 June 1, Ronald Smothers, “Court Says New Jersey Official Was Wrong to Permit Angioplasties”, in New York Times1 more example
In fact, in April 2014, the twentieth anniversary of Cobain's death, the Seattle Police Department had "reopened" the investigation into Cobain's death but closed it (or reclosed it) a week or so later, sticking to the original "suicide" ruling.
2016, Andrew Earles, Charles Cross, Gillian G. Gaar, Bob Gendron, Todd Martens, Mark Yarm, Kurt Cobain and Nirvana - Updated Edition, The Complete Illustrated History, page 198
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishclose
- Englishreclose
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with reclose
Cite this entry
reclose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclose
“reclose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reclose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclose.
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