to rehide

1 7.1

To put something somewhere secret again after someone finds it

verb
/riːˈhaɪd/

: volver a esconder

He had to rehide the gift when his sister almost found it in the closet.

Examples

After being discovered, the cat managed to rehide under the bed before anyone could catch it.
He rehid the treasure deep in the forest.
The children quickly rehid their secret notes when the teacher entered the room.
The child decided to rehide the toy after it was discovered.
After being discovered, the cat managed to rehide under the bed before anyone could catch it.
He had to rehide the gift when his sister almost found it in the closet.
The child decided to rehide the toy after it was discovered.

Antonyms

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

How Hidden

to bury

99 1.6

to conceal

179 3.7

to rehide

1 7.1

to hide

∞ 1.0

to put away

362 2.0

Surface Forms

rehide infinitive

rehiding present participle

rehides third person singular

rehid past

rehid past participle

Morphology

rehide = hide (transparent) = re + hide

This is a standard and fully compositional use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to the verb 'hide'.

Etymology

Rehide is simple to remember: re- means 'again', like in redo, and hide means 'to put out of sight'. So to rehide something is to hide it 'again' after it has been found.