re-
prefix/ɹiː/ · /ɹɪ/
Etymology From Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin re-, red- (“back; anew; again; against”), see there for more. Displaced native English ed-, eft-, a-, with-/wither-, gain-/again-.
1
Morpheme again, anew
- re- + new → renew (“to make something new again”)
- re- + commit → recommit (“to commit an act again”)
1 more example
- re- + heat → reheat (“to heat something that has cooled off”)
2
Morpheme a completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out
- reletter, relead, rebronze (examples from: )
3
Morpheme back, backward
- reject, reply, resist