re-
prefix /riː-/ /ri-/ /rɪ-/Definition
› used to add the meaning 'do again', especially to verbs: rebuild remarry reusableRepeating an action › returning something to its original state: reafforestation (= planting new trees in an area where they were previously cut down).Restoring and reviving
(Definition of re- prefix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- balsam noun
- bounce back phrasal verb
- disinter verb
- facelift noun
- lick your wounds idiom
- modernize verb
- pick yourself up off the floor idiom
- rebirth noun
- rebuild verb
- renaissance noun
- restoration noun
- restore verb
- restorer noun
- resurgence noun
- resuscitation noun
- revamp verb
- revitalize verb
- revival noun
- revive verb
- revivify verb
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Restoring and reviving
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