to re-thatch

7.7

To cover a roof again with straw or reeds

verb
/riːˈθætʃ/

: rehacer el tejado

It took several days for the workers to re-thatch the cottage using traditional materials.

Examples

They hired a specialist to re-thatch their historic home to preserve its original look.
After a harsh winter, the villagers decided to re-thatch the old barn roof.
They need to re-thatch the roof before winter.
The old barn was re-thatched last summer.
After a harsh winter, the villagers decided to re-thatch the old barn roof.
It took several days for the workers to re-thatch the cottage using traditional materials.
They hired a specialist to re-thatch their historic home to preserve its original look.

Synonyms

to thatch

vsto re-thatch

9 7.0

To cover a roof with dry plants like straw or reeds

is used for doing that again to replace worn material

to reroof

vsto re-thatch

1 4.5

To put a new roof on a building to replace an old or damaged roof

is specific to replacing the same natural covering again rather than any new roof

to thack

vsto re-thatch

Archaic

9.9

To cover a roof with straw or reeds to keep it dry

is used when applying that material again to replace a worn covering

Antonyms

to remove

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

to strip

42 2.7

Remove all covering or contents from an object so it is left bare

How Thorough

to rebuild

485 2.8

to replace

∞ 1.8

to re-thatch

7.7

repair

352 2.3

to patch

151 2.5

Surface Forms

re-thatch infinitive

re-thatched past

re-thatched past participle

re-thatching present participle

re-thatches third person singular

Morphology

re-thatch = thatch (transparent) = re + thatch

The meaning is a straightforward repetition of the action 'thatch' signaled by the productive prefix 're-'.

Etymology

Re-thatch breaks into re- meaning 'again' and thatch meaning 'a roof covering of straw or reeds', as in a 'thatched cottage'. So, to re-thatch is to put new thatch on a roof and cover it again.