"refeed" meaning in English

See refeed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: refeeds [plural]
Etymology: From re- + feed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|feed}} re- + feed Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} refeed (countable and uncountable, plural refeeds)
  1. The process of giving food again. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-refeed-en-noun-8KLKx0oz
  2. (broadcasting) A retransmission. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-refeed-en-noun-KmeJNXzN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 56 32 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 19 43 17 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 45 32 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 67 22 6 Topics: broadcasting, media

Verb

Forms: refeeds [present, singular, third-person], refeeding [participle, present], refed [participle, past], refed [past]
Etymology: From re- + feed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|feed}} re- + feed Head templates: {{en-verb|refeeds|refeeding|refed}} refeed (third-person singular simple present refeeds, present participle refeeding, simple past and past participle refed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To feed (a person or organism) again, especially after a period of starvation or malnourishment. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-refeed-en-verb-yRKzitWs
  2. (transitive) To feed (material) back into a machine. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-refeed-en-verb-G79zSYwe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: refeeder, refeeding syndrome

Inflected forms

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