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to reclasp

1 8.1

To hug someone again

verb
/rɪˈklæsp/

: volver a abrazar

After a long separation, she rushed to reclasp her friend in a warm hug.

Examples

He wanted nothing more than to reclasp his child after the journey.
After a long time apart, they reclasped each other tightly.
The siblings would reclasp each other every time they met after school.
She decided to reclasp him after their argument.
After years apart, she couldn't wait to reclasp her grandmother in a heartfelt embrace.
The couple decided to reclasp on the beach, feeling happy to be together again.
As soon as he returned home, she ran to reclasp him joyfully in her arms.

Antonyms

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

How Tight

to squeeze

369 1.6

to hug

468 1.0

to reclasp

1 8.1

to clasp

39 2.6

to hold

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

reclasp infinitive

reclasped past

reclasped past participle

reclasping present participle

reclasps third person singular

Morphology

reclasp = clasp (transparent) = re + clasp

The sense is directly built from 'clasp' plus the productive prefix 're-' meaning 'again'.

Etymology

Reclasp uses re- meaning 'again' and clasp meaning 'to hold tightly', so it can mean to 'hold or hug someone again', like taking a friend into your arms after a long time apart.