rewet
English
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editVerb
editrewet (third-person singular simple present rewets, present participle rewetting, simple past and past participle rewet or rewetted)
- (transitive) To wet again.
- rewetting drops
- (of former wetlands) To restore to wetland status via steps including reflooding.
- 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
editSee rouet.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrewet (plural rewets)
- 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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
editAtong (India)
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editrewet
References
edit- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Categories:
- English terms prefixed with re-
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English terms with collocations
- English terms with quotations
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English heteronyms
- Atong (India) lemmas
- Atong (India) nouns
- Atong (India) nouns in Latin script