repoint

R1E1P3O1I1N1T1

verb

To replace or repair the pointing in brickwork.

RareScrabble 9

Meanings

verbrepoint (third-person singular simple present repoints, present participle repointing, simple past and past participle repointed)

present singular third person repoints · participle present repointing · participle past repointed · past repointed

  1. businessTo replace or repair the pointing in brickwork.

    Synonyms: rejoint

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo replace or repair the pointing in brickwork.

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verbrepair the joints of bricks

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Origin

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

From re- + point.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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