"repower" meaning in English

See repower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: repowers [present, singular, third-person], repowering [participle, present], repowered [participle, past], repowered [past]
Etymology: re- + power Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|power}} re- + power Head templates: {{en-verb}} repower (third-person singular simple present repowers, present participle repowering, simple past and past participle repowered)
  1. to power with more energy Synonyms: recharge
    Sense id: en-repower-en-verb-YnF3h7kl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for repower meaning in English (1.4kB)

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