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to rehinge

to rehinge

8.3
To attach new hinges to something that had them before
  • verb
  • /riˈhɪndʒ/
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  • To ensure a smooth opening, we need to rehinge the cabinet doors with proper alignment.

Examples

  • My own view is that the only way to rehinge an unhinged party is for it to lose badly.

    Blog text (20)

  • (It has been rehinged, but now the glass panel is missing.)

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The carpenter decided to rehinge the old door after replacing its worn-out hinges.

  • After removing the rusty hinges, he was ready to rehinge the gate with new ones.

Antonyms

to unhinge
1 7.4

To take a door or window off its hinges

Surface Forms

rehinge infinitive
rehinging present participle
rehinges third person singular
rehung past
rehung past participle

Morphology

rehinge = hinge (transparent) = re + hinge

This is a standard and easily interpretable use of the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' added to the verb 'hinge'.

Etymology

Rehinge combines the prefix re- meaning 'again' and hinge, the joint that lets a door or lid turn. So to rehinge something is to attach new hinges or put hinges back on to make it open and close properly again.