reenter

See also: reënter and re-enter

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Etymology

re- + enter

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ)

Verb

reenter (third-person singular simple present reenters, present participle reentering, simple past and past participle reentered)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To enter again; return into.
    The shuttle reentered the atmosphere.
  2. (transitive, computing) To enter again; retype, reinput.
    We had to reenter a day's worth of data into the system.
  3. (transitive, intransitive, engraving) To cut deeper where the aqua fortis has not bitten sufficiently.

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