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re-form

American

[ree-fawrm] / riˈfɔrm /

verb (used with or without object)

to form again.

re-form British

/ riːˈfɔːm /

verb

to form anew

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

re-formation noun
re-former noun

Etymology

Origin of re-form

1300–50; Middle English; originally identical with reform

Example Sentences

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The end of the RNA strand remains water-free and can spontaneously re-form new RNA bonds.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

It can form, melt and re-form multiple times a season — and exactly how it manifests is different each time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2024

If it breaks or tears, the edges can be touched together, and the material’s molecular bonds quickly re-form without any additional heat or chemical treatment.

From Scientific American • Apr. 12, 2023

Some of these animals have complex diets in the wild; some live in groups that break up and then re-form; and some are domesticated.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Slowly he saw the kindness re-form and warm the depths of her eyes.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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