reground

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verb

To ground again.

“to reground oneself in reality”

OriginEnglish ground ← Middle English ground ← Old English grund →
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of regrind
verbreground (third-person singular simple present regrounds, present participle regrounding, simple past and past participle regrounded)

present singular third person regrounds · participle present regrounding · participle past regrounded · past regrounded

  1. transitiveTo ground again.

    to reground oneself in reality

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrem-
  7. Proto-Germanic*grunduz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*grundu
  9. Old Englishgrund
  10. Middle Englishground
  11. Englishground
  12. Englishreground

From re- + ground.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reground

foundaroundsoundroundgroundboundundergroundlbcompoundsurroundwoundreboundrenownedprofoundhoundaboundcrownedunbounddrowneddownednewfoundunsoundconfoundimpound
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Anagrams

grounder
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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