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Webster 1913 Edition

(rē-)

[L.

re-

, older form (retained before vowels)

red-

: cf. F.

re-

ré-

A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew;

as,

cline, to lean back;

call, to call back;

cede;

move;

claim, to call out against;

pugn, to fight against;

cognition, a knowing again;

join, to join again;

iterate;

assure

. Combinations containing the prefix

re-

are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "re"

ré-