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REVET
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Irregular inflected forms: revetted , revetting
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain
Example:
face an embankment
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "revet" is one way to...):
face (cover the front or surface of)
Verb group:
revet (construct a revetment)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
revetment (a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Construct a revetment
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "revet" is one way to...):
build; construct; make (make by combining materials and parts)
Verb group:
revet (face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
revetment (a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment)
