"realign" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪn/ Forms: realigns [present, singular, third-person], realigning [participle, present], realigned [participle, past], realigned [past]
Etymology: From re- + align. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|align}} re- + align Head templates: {{en-verb}} realign (third-person singular simple present realigns, present participle realigning, simple past and past participle realigned)
  1. (transitive) To bring back into alignment. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-realign-en-verb-v4Z3i39k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. (ambitransitive) To align again or anew. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-realign-en-verb-v2LbYHxT

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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