resow

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verb

To sow again, to plant seed where it has already been planted.

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

verbresow (third-person singular simple present resows, present participle resowing, simple past resowed, past participle resown)

present singular third person resows · participle present resowing · past resowed · participle past resown

  1. To sow again, to plant seed where it has already been planted.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
reseed

Origin

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

From re- + sow.

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Translations

Catalan restoblar
  • restoblarTranslations
Spanish resembrar
  • resembrarTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

worsesowerrowseserow
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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