Meanings
verbretape (third-person singular simple present retapes, present participle retaping, simple past and past participle retaped)
present singular third person retapes · participle present retaping · participle past retaped · past retaped · alternative re-tape
- transitiveTo tape again.
After the accident, we had to retape the show.
1 more example
You need to retape that bandage: it's coming loose.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Old Englishtæppa
- Middle Englishtape
- Englishtape
- Englishretape
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Cite this entry
APA
retape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retape
MLA
“retape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retape. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retape,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retape.
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