reindent

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verb

To indent again.

“After the word layout is changed, you must go back and reindent the text.”

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Meanings

verbreindent (third-person singular simple present reindents, present participle reindenting, simple past and past participle reindented)

present singular third person reindents · participle present reindenting · participle past reindented · past reindented

  1. To indent again.

    After the word layout is changed, you must go back and reindent the text.

Origin

From re- + indent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

indenterinterdenintenderdetinner
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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