"re-tease" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: re-teases [present, singular, third-person], re-teasing [participle, present], re-teased [participle, past], re-teased [past]
Etymology: re- + tease Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|tease}} re- + tease Head templates: {{en-verb}} re-tease (third-person singular simple present re-teases, present participle re-teasing, simple past and past participle re-teased)
  1. (transitive) To tease again. Tags: transitive Synonyms: retease
    Sense id: en-re-tease-en-verb-wbJrQeD~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

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