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reheat.

An afterburner.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹiːˈhiːt//ɹɪˈhiːt/rare/ɹəˈhiːt/
  1. An afterburner.

    UK
  2. The act of heating something again.

    informal
    I gave the potatoes a reheat.
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ɹiːˈhiːt//ɹɪˈhiːt/rare/ɹəˈhiːt/
  1. To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses).

    transitive
    I’m reheating some leftovers for dinner.
  2. To become hot again after having cooled off (also in figurative senses).

    intransitive
    He put the soup on the stove to reheat.
Where this word comes from

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

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