repray

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verb

To pray again.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbrepray (third-person singular simple present reprays, present participle repraying, simple past and past participle reprayed)

present singular third person reprays · participle present repraying · participle past reprayed · past reprayed

  1. transitiveTo pray again.

    If we mantises took the time to sort them out, we’d never get them all reprayed.

    1973, Skurzynski, Gloria, The remarkable journey of Gustavus Bell, Abingdon Press, page 37
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    Thus the best-written prayers are products of an evolution: first, ardent praying, then careful composition, followed by repraying, to issue in a finished form.

    1939, Brent, Charles Henry, Adventures in prayer, Harper & Brothers, page 99

    The Messenger of God and his friends reprayed the ritual prayer of funeral for her. They left after they prayed for Almighty God's mercy.

    2009, Faruk Salman, Nazif Yılmaz, Dr. Recep Özdirek, My Beautiful Religion - 1 (Maliki), Erkam, page 36

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