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to repoint

to repoint

1 8.4
To fix the mortar between bricks or stones
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈpɔɪnt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rejuntar
  • During the renovation, they decided to repoint the mortar joints to enhance the building's appearance.
  • repoint the mortar
  • repoint the bricks
  • repairing and repointing

Examples

  • Half a dozen architecture students are kept busy recording the walls, while workmen make needed repairs and repoint the masonry with a lime-based mortar that matches the original.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Now you're paying them to repoint the bricks on this building.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • What if I take down a page and put it back up, or one of my link partners has that page 404 for a few days, or repoints it somewhere and my link is not on the new version and then it reappears?

    Blog text (34)

  • As for Ondra repointing 5.15c, it is exactly what his consistent on-sight level and fast redpoint level suggest his redpoint limit should be.

    Blog text (7)

  • The workers will repoint the brick walls to ensure they remain stable and weatherproof.

  • After years of exposure, the ancient structure needs to be repointed to preserve its integrity.

Synonyms

to point
vsto repoint
  • UK
11 8.6

To fill gaps between bricks or stones with mortar

focuses on renewing old mortar joints rather than simple filling
to mortar
vsto repoint
1 6.1

To join bricks or stones using a paste of cement, sand, and water

is limited to repairing or renewing joints between bricks or stones

Antonyms

to deteriorate
146 5.9

To get worse in quality, condition, or value

How Thorough

to rebuild
485 2.8
to restore
234 3.8
to repair
365 1.0
to repoint
  • Specialized
1 8.4
to patch
151 2.5
to touch up
8 3.8

Surface Forms

repoint infinitive
repointed past
repointed past participle
repointing present participle
repoints third person singular

Morphology

repoint = point (semi-transparent) = re + point

Formed by the productive prefix 're-' + the verb 'point', but the specific sense 'to fill mortar joints' is specialized and may not be known to all learners.

Etymology

Repoint comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and point, which here means the small place where bricks meet. So to repoint is to fill or repair the gaps between bricks or stones again to keep the wall strong and dry.