"repaper" meaning in English

See repaper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: repapers [present, singular, third-person], repapering [participle, present], repapered [participle, past], repapered [past]
Rhymes: -eɪpə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Anglo-Norman paperbor. Middle English paper English paper English repaper From re- + paper. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|re-|paper|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Anglo-Norman paperbor. Middle English paper English paper English repaper [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "again", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*wre-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "paper", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "papier", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "paper", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "paper", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "repaper", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="repaper"> From re- + paper. Head templates: {{en-verb}} repaper (third-person singular simple present repapers, present participle repapering, simple past and past participle repapered)
  1. (transitive) To apply new wallpaper to, either by first stripping the old wallpaper off, or by papering over the top. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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