rebore
Fetched 2026-11-01 (live).
Synonyms: reborn, recore, rebote
Antonyms: reborn, recore, rebote
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Verb
- To bore through an existing hole, generally to correct its shape, or to enlarge.
- If you want to keep using that rifle, you'll have to rebore the barrel.
- The cylinders of your engine are so worn the rings don't seal any more; you have to have it rebored to stop it from burning oil.
Noun
- The process of modifying the bore of an engine.
Verb
- simple past and past participle of rebear, generally used in the context of Christianity.
- And on that day the Lord rebore me and I was reborn.
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