reshelve

R1E1S1H4E1L1V4E1

verb

To shelve again; to place back on a shelf.

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

verbreshelve (third-person singular simple present reshelves, present participle reshelving, simple past and past participle reshelved)

present singular third person reshelves · participle present reshelving · participle past reshelved · past reshelved

  1. transitiveTo shelve again; to place back on a shelf.

Origin

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

From re- + shelve.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reshelve

twelvedelveshelveelvedeshelvehelveK-12K through 12misshelveunshelve
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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