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refeed

feed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feed]
    • /fid/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feed]
    • /fid/

Definitions of refeed word

  • verb with object refeed to give food to; supply with nourishment: to feed a child. 1
  • verb with object refeed to yield or serve as food for: This land has fed 10 generations. 1
  • verb with object refeed to provide as food. 1
  • verb with object refeed to furnish for consumption. 1
  • verb with object refeed to satisfy; minister to; gratify: Poetry feeds the imagination. 1
  • verb with object refeed to supply for maintenance or operation, as to a machine: to feed paper into a photocopier. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of refeed

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English feden, Old English fēdan; cognate with Gothic fodjan, Old Saxon fōdian. See food

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Refeed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

refeed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

refeed usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with refeed

  • what is a refeed day?
  • how to carb refeed?
  • what is carb refeed?
  • how to refeed?

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