"recomfort" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈkʌmfət/ [UK] Forms: recomforts [present, singular, third-person], recomforting [participle, present], recomforted [participle, past], recomforted [past]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman reconforter, Middle French reconforter, from re- + conforter. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|xno|reconforter}} Anglo-Norman reconforter, {{uder|en|frm|reconforter}} Middle French reconforter Head templates: {{en-verb}} recomfort (third-person singular simple present recomforts, present participle recomforting, simple past and past participle recomforted)
  1. (transitive, now rare) To console (someone); to comfort, look after. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-recomfort-en-verb-bX195N77 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 10 45
  2. (transitive, now rare) To inspire with new courage; to encourage. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-recomfort-en-verb-ZL7tIaB5
  3. (transitive, now rare) To reinvigorate, to strengthen. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-recomfort-en-verb-w0IrkTCZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 5 57 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 10 45

Inflected forms

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