"reforge" meaning in English

See reforge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reforges [present, singular, third-person], reforging [participle, present], reforged [participle, past], reforged [past]
Etymology: re- + forge Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|forge}} re- + forge Head templates: {{en-verb}} reforge (third-person singular simple present reforges, present participle reforging, simple past and past participle reforged)
  1. (transitive) To forge again. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reforge-en-verb-hHnd3hXQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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