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to rewarm

to rewarm

1 2.5
To make warm again after becoming cold
  • verb
  • /riˈwɔrm/
translation icon : recalentar
  • And the microwave (which my mom insisted on buying to rewarm her coffee when she last visited) is about to go in the closet because I hardly ever use it, and Mom.
  • rewarm over low heat
  • rewarm over low

Examples

  • The, the, the the main difference is when you finish the, the recipe with CUSU and you want to reheat or or rewarm with CUSU.

  • They ate rewarmed slices of bread along with a thick stew.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Twenty minutes later, rewarmed, it was again ready to venture out.

    Academic text (1991)

  • My brother served me rewarmed turkey, potatoes, and gravy, and he and they smoked and talked as I ate.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "Cold leftovers that have been rewarmed so many times that they are nearly inedible, unrecognizable anymore."

    Blog text (20)

  • Rewarm the milk, then gradually pour some of the milk into the yolks, whisking constantly as you pour.

    Blog text (13)

  • To enjoy the meal, we need to rewarm the leftovers in the microwave.

  • After taking her out of the cold water, the lifeguard needed to rewarm her with blankets.

  • If your tea has gone cold, just rewarm it on the stove for a few minutes.

Synonyms

to warm
vsto rewarm
488 1.0

To make or become less cold

refers to returning heat to something after it had cooled
to warm up
vsto rewarm
85 1.6

Become or make something less cold

focuses on restoring heat after an earlier cooling event
to reheat
vsto rewarm
16 1.0

Make cooked food or drink warm again

is used for making things hot again after they cooled
to warm over
vsto rewarm
3.4

To heat cooked food again until it is hot

is broader, used for any item made hot again after cooling

Antonyms

to cool
256 1.0

To make or become less warm

How Warm

to heat
298 1.0
to reheat
16 1.0
to rewarm
1 2.5
to warm up
85 1.6

Surface Forms

rewarm infinitive
rewarmed past
rewarmed past participle
rewarming present participle
rewarms third person singular

Morphology

rewarm = warm (transparent) = re + warm

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to the verb 'warm'.

Etymology

Rewarm is formed from re- 'again' and warm 'make warm', so to rewarm something is to make it warm again after it has cooled.