"rebutton" meaning in English

See rebutton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: rebuttons [present, singular, third-person], rebuttoning [participle, present], rebuttoned [participle, past], rebuttoned [past]
Etymology: re- + button Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|button}} re- + button Head templates: {{en-verb}} rebutton (third-person singular simple present rebuttons, present participle rebuttoning, simple past and past participle rebuttoned)
  1. (transitive) To fasten with buttons again. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rebutton-en-verb-RgmpgaoB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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