reroof

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verb

To roof again; to tear off an old roof and replace with a new roof.

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

verbreroof (third-person singular simple present reroofs, present participle reroofing, simple past and past participle reroofed)

present singular third person reroofs · participle present reroofing · participle past reroofed · past reroofed

  1. transitiveTo roof again; to tear off an old roof and replace with a new roof.

Origin

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

From re- + roof.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

reroof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reroof

MLA

“reroof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reroof. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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