retie

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verb

To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before.

“She stopped walking for a moment to retie her shoe.”

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

verbretie (third-person singular simple present reties, present participle retying, simple past and past participle retied)

present singular third person reties · participle present retying · participle past retied · past retied

  1. To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before.

    She stopped walking for a moment to retie her shoe.

Origin

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

From re- + tie.

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Translations

Portuguese reatar
  • reatarto tie again
Spanish reatar
  • reatarto tie again

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retie

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Anagrams

TireeTerei
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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