rewet

English

Etymology 1

re- +‎ wet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈwɛt/
• Hyphenation: re‧wet

Verb

rewet (third-person singular simple present rewets, present participle rewetting, simple past and past participle rewet or rewetted)

1. (transitive) To wet again.

   rewetting drops

   1. (of former wetlands) To restore to wetland status via steps including reflooding.

      Hypernyms: remediate, restore

      • 2022 October 4, Ed O’Loughlin, “Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

        With financial backing from the European Union, Ireland is also seeking to rehabilitate and protect thousands of acres of raised bogs. A number of them have been “rewetted” and turned into visitor attractions and nature reserves.

Etymology 2

See rouet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːɪt/
• Hyphenation: rew‧et

Noun

rewet (plural rewets)

1. A gunlock.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “rewet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• 'twere, Ewert, tweer

Atong (India)

Etymology

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Noun

rewet

1. riverside, riverbank

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.