reprofile

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verb

To change the profile of; to reshape.

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

verbreprofile (third-person singular simple present reprofiles, present participle reprofiling, simple past and past participle reprofiled)

present singular third person reprofiles · participle present reprofiling · participle past reprofiled · past reprofiled

  1. transitiveTo change the profile of; to reshape.

    Staff have worked since February 10 to remove debris from the River Nith, install rock armour protection and strengthen the riverside before rebuilding and reprofiling the embankment.

    2020 April 8, “Network News: ... and Kilmarnock line after landslips”, in Rail, page 16

Origin

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

From re- + profile.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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