English Explanatory Dictionary

refeed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To feed (a person or organism) again, especially after a period of starvation or malnourishment.
  2. To feed (material) back into a machine.
  3. To feed material back into (a machine).
noun
  1. The process of giving food again.
  2. The feeding of material back into a machine.
  3. A retransmission.

Word forms

refeed refeeds refeeding refed

Etymology

From re- + feed.

Derived words

refeeder refeeding syndrome
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