rethatch

R1E1T1H4A1T1C3H4

verb

To thatch again, especially something that has previously been thatched.

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

verbrethatch (third-person singular simple present rethatches, present participle rethatching, simple past and past participle rethatched)

present singular third person rethatches · participle present rethatching · participle past rethatched · past rethatched

  1. To thatch again, especially something that has previously been thatched.

Origin

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

From re- + thatch.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

thatcher
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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