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to rebind

to rebind

6.6
To put a new cover and spine on a book so it holds together
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbaɪnd/
translation icon : reencuadernar
  • I can't remember how it accommodated non-spectrum colored bindings—possibly shelving them at the end, or rebinding them.

Examples

  • I need to rebind this old book because the cover has fallen apart.

  • It was a small book, in the trim size known as quarto, with a library rebinding to protect the pages and a little stick-em with the word UNIQUE attached to its spine.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Sometimes it's not possible to locate a new copy of a book in a hardcover or library binding. Many online services will rebind paperbacks with a library binding.

    Academic text (2014)

  • After reading the classic novel, he decided to rebind it to preserve the pages.

  • The library offers a service to rebind damaged books to keep them in circulation.

Synonyms

to bind
vsto rebind
23 5.1

To give a book or notebook a protective cover

specifically replaces an existing cover rather than providing an original one
to overbound
vsto rebind
  • Specialized
8.9

To bind a book with a new outer cover to protect or repair it

replaces old fastenings rather than only adding an outer cover

Antonyms

to unbind
3 6.4

To free something by untying ropes or cords

Surface Forms

rebind infinitive
rebound past
rebound past participle
rebinding present participle
rebounds third person singular

Morphology

rebind = bind (transparent) = re + bind

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' or 'anew' to 'bind', yielding 'bind again with a new binding'.

Etymology

Rebind comes from the parts re- 'again' and bind 'to tie', so to rebind a book is simply to 'tie' or fasten it again by giving it a new cover or spine.