retile

R1E1T1I1L1E1

verb

To tile again; to replace with new tiles

Scrabble 6

Meanings

verbretile (third-person singular simple present retiles, present participle retiling, simple past and past participle retiled)

present singular third person retiles · participle present retiling · participle past retiled · past retiled

  1. transitiveTo tile again; to replace with new tiles

    They will have gardens with fountains and fish ponds and wisteria vines as thick as trees that the previous owner has braided like hair. Pony will paint all their furniture pale yellow and pale green and rose with flowers and fruit designs and retile their kitchens with bits of broken china.

    1996, Francesca Lia Block, Pixie and Pony

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
  7. Latintēgula
  8. Proto-Germanic*tigulǭ
  9. Proto-West Germanic*tigulā
  10. Old Englishtiġele
  11. Middle Englishtile
  12. Englishtile
  13. Englishretile

From re- + tile.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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