relace

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verb

To lace again.

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

verbrelace (third-person singular simple present relaces, present participle relacing, simple past and past participle relaced)

present singular third person relaces · participle present relacing · participle past relaced · past relaced

  1. transitiveTo lace again.

Origin

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

From re- + lace.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cerealCarleealerceclareecleare
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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