verb
Meaning 1
To search again; to re-examine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The river has been searched and re-searched.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
re-search
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin circō Anglo-Norman sercherbor. Middle English serchen English search English re-search From re- + search.