Meanings
verbrelicense (third-person singular simple present relicenses, present participle relicensing, simple past and past participle relicensed)
present singular third person relicenses · participle present relicensing · participle past relicensed · past relicensed
- To issue a renewed license
But last month, an engineer from the commission told a panel reviewing the relicensing application that the barrier had rusted so badly that it no longer met the national engineering code.
2007 September 19, John Sullivan, “Focus on Rust at New Jersey A-Plant as Engineer Casts Doubt on Barrier’s Safety”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishlicense
- Englishrelicense
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Cite this entry
APA
relicense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relicense
MLA
“relicense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relicense. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relicense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relicense.
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