"reface" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-us-reface.ogg Forms: refaces [present, singular, third-person], refacing [participle, present], refaced [participle, past], refaced [past]
Etymology: From re- + face. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|face}} re- + face Head templates: {{en-verb}} reface (third-person singular simple present refaces, present participle refacing, simple past and past participle refaced)
  1. (transitive) To replace the face or surface of something; to create a new outer layer. Tags: transitive Translations (to create a new outer layer): подновявам облицовката (podnovjavam oblicovkata) (Bulgarian), pintaremontoida (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-reface-en-verb-HvofUldm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'to create a new outer layer': 99 1
  2. (transitive) To face or confront again. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reface-en-verb-Eut6BwR9

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To replace the face or surface of something; to create a new outer layer."
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