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to rewrap

to rewrap

2 3.2
Wrap something again after opening it or if its cover is torn
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈræp/
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  • When the sandwich got soggy, he carefully rewrapped it in fresh foil.

Examples

  • You'll need to rewrap the broken present to make it look nice again.

  • After peeling the old label off, she decided to rewrap the gift in colorful paper.

  • Well, if you'll excuse me, I'll go back to my room and watch them rewrap the soap.

    The Manhattan Project (1986)

  • Rory began to rewrap some dripping meat into small brown paper bags.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • They cut the stems, they cut the plastic off and take the price tag off and they rewrap it in nice clear plastic or a nice clean piece of paper.

  • They cut the stems, they cut the plastic off and take the price tag off and they rewrap it in nice clear plastic or a nice clean piece of paper.

  • Well, he does have a plan; it's the same one he always presents. I guess he just dusts it off, rewraps it, and relies on the short-term memory possessed by his supporters to carry it through.

    Blog text (29)

  • 'He then rewraps the gun in the stole, adds the stained handkerchief, 'and a marble ashtray to make sure that it all sinks to the bottom, 'and throws the whole bundle out of the window, into the Nile.

    Death on the Nile (1978)

Antonyms

to unwrap
15 1.0

To take off paper or cloth that covers a gift

Surface Forms

rewrap infinitive
rewrapped past
rewrapped past participle
rewrapping present participle
rewraps third person singular

Morphology

rewrap = wrap (transparent) = re + wrap

This is standard prefixation from 'wrap', and the meaning 'wrap again' is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word rewrap is made from re- meaning 'again' and wrap, which means to cover something. So rewrap means to 'wrap again', for example when a gift is opened or the original cover is damaged.