remew

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verb

To remove.

OriginMiddle English remewen ← Old French remuer ← Medieval Latin remutare →
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Meanings

verbremew (third-person singular simple present remews, present participle remewing, simple past and past participle remewed)

present singular third person remews · participle present remewing · participle past remewed · past remewed · alternative remue

  1. obsoleteTo remove.

    But with that faith wherewith he could remew / The steadfast hills, and seas dry up to naught, / He pray'd the Lord upon his flock to rew, / To ope the springs of grace, and ease this drought.

    1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XIII, lxx

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinremutare
  2. Old Frenchremuer
  3. Middle Englishremewen
  4. Englishremew

From Middle English remewen, from Old French remuer, from Medieval Latin remutare, from Latin re- + mutare.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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