"refloat" meaning in English

See refloat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: refloats [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊt Etymology: re- + float Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|float}} re- + float Head templates: {{en-noun}} refloat (plural refloats)
  1. The process of getting something to float again.
    Sense id: en-refloat-en-noun-1LnjujhA

Verb

Forms: refloats [present, singular, third-person], refloating [participle, present], refloated [participle, past], refloated [past]
Rhymes: -əʊt Etymology: re- + float Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|float}} re- + float Head templates: {{en-verb}} refloat (third-person singular simple present refloats, present participle refloating, simple past and past participle refloated)
  1. (transitive) To cause to float again. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-refloat-en-verb-Far1G6-X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 36 64

Inflected forms

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