retan

R1E1T1A1N1

verb

To tan again.

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

verbretan (third-person singular simple present retans, present participle retanning, simple past and past participle retanned)

present singular third person retans · participle present retanning · participle past retanned · past retanned

  1. transitiveTo tan again.

Origin

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

From re- + tan.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arentRentaTraneNetraTeranArnetRenatTrenaatrenantreRatne
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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