regive

R1E1G2I1V4E1

verb

To give again that which has been received as a gift.

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

verbregive (third-person singular simple present regives, present participle regiving, simple past regave, past participle regiven)

present singular third person regives · participle present regiving · past regave · participle past regiven

  1. transitiveTo give again that which has been received as a gift.
  2. transitiveTo give back; restore.

Origin

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

From re- + give.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

grieve
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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