recontain

R1E1C3O1N1T1A1I1N1

verb

To contain again.

OriginEnglish contain ← Middle English conteinen ← Old French contenir →
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Meanings

verbrecontain (third-person singular simple present recontains, present participle recontaining, simple past and past participle recontained)

present singular third person recontains · participle present recontaining · participle past recontained · past recontained

  1. transitiveTo contain again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tn̥eh₁yéti
  13. Proto-Italic*tenēō
  14. Latinteneō
  15. Latincontineō
  16. Latincontinēre
  17. Old Frenchcontenir
  18. Middle Englishconteinen
  19. Englishcontain
  20. Englishrecontain

From re- + contain.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

containercotarninenarcotineanorectincrenation
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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