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recode

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -əʊd

1

verb

Meaning 1

To code again or differently.

To reprogram; to refactor; to redevelop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To code again or differently.

To recipher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

put into a different code; rearrange mentally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • People recode and restructure information in order to remember it

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rearrange

History

Etymology

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