retone

R1E1T1O1N1E1

verb

To tone again.

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Meanings

verbretone (third-person singular simple present retones, present participle retoning, simple past and past participle retoned)

present singular third person retones · participle present retoning · participle past retoned · past retoned

  1. To tone again.

    It made him work harder as he traversed the low parallel bars to practice his walking. The situps were coming well, as were the pushups to retone his almost atrophied arm muscles.

    1981, Jerry Ahern, The Opium Hunter

Origin

From re- + tone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

renoteTereno
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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