refound

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verb

To found again; to reestablish.

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

refound1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of refind

refound2

verbrefound (third-person singular simple present refounds, present participle refounding, simple past and past participle refounded)

present singular third person refounds · participle present refounding · participle past refounded · past refounded

  1. transitiveTo found again; to reestablish.
  2. transitiveTo found or cast anew.

    Antient bells refounded

    1782, Thomas Warton, The History and Antiquities of Kiddington

Origin

refound · verb

Inflected form

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refound · verb

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

From re- + found.

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Translations

French refonder
  • refonderreestablish
Greek αναθεμελιώνω
  • αναθεμελιώνω (anathemelióno)reestablish
Hungarian újraalapít
  • újraalapítreestablish
Italian rifondare
  • rifondarereestablish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

founderNeudorffonduer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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