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refile

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -aɪl
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 F AY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

To file again or differently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Let's refile those papers under Miscellaneous.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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