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Rewound vs Refound - What's the difference?

rewound | refound |

As verbs the difference between rewound and refound

is that rewound is (rewind) while refound is (refind) or refound can be to found again; to reestablish.

rewound

English

Verb

(head)
  • (rewind)

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    rewind

    English

    Verb

  • (intransitive) To wind (something) again.
  • * 2000 , (George RR Martin), A Storm of Swords , Bantam 2011, p. 535:
    • A Myrish crossbowman poked his head out a different window, got off a bolt, and ducked down to rewind .
  • (intransitive) To wind (something) back, now especially of cassette or video tape; to go back on a video or audio recording.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of rewinding.
  • A button or other mechanism for rewinding.
    • I meant to pause the picture, but hit the rewind by mistake.

    See also

    * fast forward

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    refound

    English

    Etymology 1

    Inflected form

    Verb

    (head)
  • (refind)

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To found again; to reestablish.
  • To found or cast anew.
  • * T. Warton
    • Ancient bells refounded .

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