Reattain

//ɹiːəˈteɪn// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To attain again.

    "On balance, it would seem fair to say that the standards of 1939 were about equalled, being not yet reattained in some respects but excelled in others."

Example

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"On balance, it would seem fair to say that the standards of 1939 were about equalled, being not yet reattained in some respects but excelled in others."

Etymology

From re- + attain.

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