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refeed.

To feed (a person or organism) again, especially after a period of starvation or malnourishment.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To feed (a person or organism) again, especially after a period of starvation or malnourishment.

    ambitransitive
  2. To feed (material) back into a machine.

    transitive
  3. To feed material back into (a machine).

    transitive
    The printer was refed with paper.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English feed English refeed From re- + feed.

noun
  1. The process of giving food again.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The feeding of material back into a machine.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A retransmission.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English feed English refeed From re- + feed.

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