resole

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verb

To replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear.

“I had to resole one of my boots after I stepped on a nail.”

Similar
sole
OriginEnglish sole ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbresole (third-person singular simple present resoles, present participle resoling, simple past and past participle resoled)

present singular third person resoles · participle present resoling · participle past resoled · past resoled

  1. To replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear.

    I had to resole one of my boots after I stepped on a nail.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbput a new sole on

Similar
sole
Broader
repairmendfix
Also see
sole

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From re- + sole.

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Translations

Catalan ressolar
  • ressolarto replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear
Dutch verzolen
  • verzolento replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear
Finnish vaihtaa kengänpohja uuteen
  • vaihtaa kengänpohja uuteento replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear
French ressemeler
  • ressemelerto replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear
German neu besohlen
  • neu besohlento replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear
Welsh ailwadnu
  • ailwadnuto replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Loeserrelose
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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