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/reɪ-ˈɛntər/ Listen

verb

Reenter, re-enter v. t.

To enter again; as, You cannot re-enter the country with this visa.

(Engraving) To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the plate has become worn in printing.

(Computers) To put (data) into a document or form on a computer again; usually to correct an erroneous entry; as, the password was incorrect, and had to be reentered.

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Etymology of 'Re-enter'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Re-enter" Quotes from Famous Books

... the little town at which travellers from Barcelona re-enter French territory, we follow the coast, traversing a region long lost to fame and the world, but boasting of a brilliant history before the real history ...

— In the Heart of the Vosges - And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" • Matilda Betham-Edwards

... unjust means, without losing his right, and another may usurp it, occupy it, and possess it in fact without acquiring any right or legal title to it. The man who holds the legal title has the right to oust him and re-enter upon his estate whenever able to do so. Here, in the economical order, the fact and the right are distinguishable, and the actual occupant may be required to show his title-deeds. Holding sovereignty to be a private estate, the feudal ...

— The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny • A. O. Brownson

... safe within the walls, Hector only stays to oppose Achilles. Priam is struck at his approach, and tries to persuade his son to re-enter the town. Hecuba joins his entreaties, but in vain. Hector consults within himself what measures to take; but, at the advance of Achilles, his resolution fails him, and he flies: Achilles pursues him thrice round the walls of Troy. The gods ...

— The Iliad • Homer

... Then re-enter Lord Lansdowne, the two Mr. Smiths, Mr. Hallam, and Mr. Fazakerley, each with little dolls made of their pocket handkerchiefs, nursing ...

— The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Vol. 2 • Maria Edgeworth

... the church. All was empty, merely the wet pavement and the yellow reflections in the pools: a sudden cold seized me; I could not go on. I tried to re-enter the church; it was shut. I rushed home, my hair standing on end, and trembling in all my limbs, and remained for an hour like a maniac. Is it a delusion? Am I too going mad? O God, God! ...

— Hauntings • Vernon Lee

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