"retask" meaning in All languages combined

See retask on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: retasks [present, singular, third-person], retasking [participle, present], retasked [participle, past], retasked [past]
Etymology: re- + task Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|task}} re- + task Head templates: {{en-verb}} retask (third-person singular simple present retasks, present participle retasking, simple past and past participle retasked)
  1. (transitive) To cause to perform a new task; to change the work or mission of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-retask-en-verb-s7krMvyU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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