"rebulb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rebulbs [present, singular, third-person], rebulbing [participle, present], rebulbed [participle, past], rebulbed [past]
Etymology: From re- + bulb. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|bulb}} re- + bulb Head templates: {{en-verb}} rebulb (third-person singular simple present rebulbs, present participle rebulbing, simple past and past participle rebulbed)
  1. (transitive) To change the bulb in (a light fitting). Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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