"redescribe" meaning in All languages combined

See redescribe on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: redescribes [present, singular, third-person], redescribing [participle, present], redescribed [participle, past], redescribed [past]
Etymology: From re- + describe. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|describe}} re- + describe Head templates: {{en-verb}} redescribe (third-person singular simple present redescribes, present participle redescribing, simple past and past participle redescribed)
  1. (transitive) To describe again. Tags: transitive Synonyms: redefine, restate, respecify
    Sense id: en-redescribe-en-verb-9fgN449d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 42 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 53 5

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} redescribe
  1. inflection of redescribir:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: redescribir
    Sense id: en-redescribe-es-verb-i6sYZjc- Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 53 5 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. inflection of redescribir:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: redescribir
    Sense id: en-redescribe-es-verb-AnMuk~tJ

Inflected forms

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      "form": "redescribed",
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          "ref": "2012, Richard A. Gilmore, Doing Philosophy at the Movies, page 9:",
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        "To describe again."
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        "(transitive) To describe again."
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          "word": "redefine"
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        {
          "word": "restate"
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          "redescribir",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "redescribing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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        "To describe again."
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        "(transitive) To describe again."
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