refound

English

Etymology 1

Inflected form

Verb

refound

1. simple past and past participle of refind

Etymology 2

From re- +‎ found.

Verb

refound (third-person singular simple present refounds, present participle refounding, simple past and past participle refounded)

1. (transitive) To found again; to reestablish.
2. (transitive) To found or cast anew.
   • 1782, Thomas Warton, The History and Antiquities of Kiddington:

     Antient bells refounded

Derived terms

• refounder

Translations

reestablish

French: refonder (fr) Greek: αναθεμελιώνω (el) (anathemelióno) Hungarian: újraalapít (hu) Italian: rifondare

Anagrams

• Neudorf, fonduer, founder