reclear

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ clear.

Verb

reclear (third-person singular simple present reclears, present participle reclearing, simple past and past participle recleared)

1. To clear again.
   • 1927, Miscellaneous Publication, number 663, page 39:

     To reclear of brush and young trees, land that has once been cultivated, often is less expensive in labor and materials than to clear the original heavy forest.

   • 1957, Newsweek, volume 49, numbers 1-12, page 33:

     Mrs. Humphrey has not yet curbed her husband's habit of fiddling with his glasses when he is being interviewed on camera, but Attorney General Brownell stopped clearing and reclearing his throat as soon as his wife mentioned the habit […]

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