"rerefine" meaning in English

See rerefine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: rerefines [present, singular, third-person], rerefining [participle, present], rerefined [participle, past], rerefined [past]
Etymology: From re- + refine. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|refine}} re- + refine Head templates: {{en-verb}} rerefine (third-person singular simple present rerefines, present participle rerefining, simple past and past participle rerefined)
  1. To refine again.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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