"rechain" meaning in English

See rechain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: rechains [present, singular, third-person], rechaining [participle, present], rechained [participle, past], rechained [past]
Etymology: re- + chain Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|chain}} re- + chain Head templates: {{en-verb}} rechain (third-person singular simple present rechains, present participle rechaining, simple past and past participle rechained)
  1. To chain again
    Sense id: en-rechain-en-verb-Pz7khuzG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for rechain meaning in English (1.4kB)

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