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REPOINT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they repoint ... he / she / it repoints
Past simple: repointed
Past participle: repointed
-ing form: repointing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Repair the joints of bricks
Example:
point a chimney
Synonyms:
point; repoint
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "repoint" is one way to...):
bushel; doctor; fix; furbish up; mend; repair; restore; touch on (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
