resheathe

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verb

To sheathe again, to return to its sheath.

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

verbresheathe (third-person singular simple present resheathes, present participle resheathing, simple past and past participle resheathed)

present singular third person resheathes · participle present resheathing · participle past resheathed · past resheathed · alternative resheath

  1. To sheathe again, to return to its sheath.

Origin

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

From re- + sheathe.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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