refasten

R1E1F4A1S1T1E1N1

verb

To fasten again.

“They had to refasten their safety belts before the driver would continue.”

OriginEnglish fasten ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrefasten (third-person singular simple present refastens, present participle refastening, simple past and past participle refastened)

present singular third person refastens · participle present refastening · participle past refastened · past refastened

  1. transitiveTo fasten again.

    They had to refasten their safety belts before the driver would continue.

    1 more example

    The chain was removed. Lessingham and I entered. Then the door was refastened and the chain replaced.

    1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishfasten
  7. Englishrefasten

From re- + fasten.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fastenerFeenstrafenestra
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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