retear

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/ɹiːˈtɛə(ɹ)/

verb

To tear again.

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

verbretear (third-person singular simple present retears, present participle retearing, simple past retore, past participle retorn)

present singular third person retears · participle present retearing · past retore · participle past retorn

  1. To tear again.

    “We feel the risk is very limited that he will retear his labrum during that six- to seven-month period.”

    2009 March 9, Joe Lapointe, “Surgery Will Keep Alex Rodriguez Out Until May”, in New York Times

Origin

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

From re- + tear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reratearteretearer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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