English Explanatory Dictionary

reheat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An afterburner.
  2. The act of heating something again.
verb
  1. To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses).
  2. To become hot again after having cooled off (also in figurative senses).

Pronunciation

/ɹiːˈhiːt/ /ɹɪˈhiːt/ /ɹəˈhiːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-reheat.wav

Word forms

reheat reheats reheating reheated

Etymology

From re- + heat.

Related words

preheat

Derived words

reheatability reheatable reheater reheat nachos reheat someone's nachos
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