reweave
verb[T]
(alsore-weavepast tensere-woveorUSalsore-weaved|past participlere-wovenorUSalsore-weaved)uk/ˌriːˈwiːv/us/ˌriˈwiːv/past tenserewoveorUSalsoreweaved|past participlerewovenorUSalsoreweavedreweaveverb[T](COMBINE)
toformsomething new from several different things, or tocombineseveral different things in a new way:
Expansion of theprogrammewouldbeginto reweave thesocialsafetynetfor the 21stcentury.
Between them they re-wove thefabricofhorseracingin thiscountry.
- Hisartremindsus that thethreadsbindingacivilizedsocietycan be rewoven.
- We all re-weaveourmessylivesintopalatablehistories.
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- articulation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- link(something)up
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- weaving
- yoke
reweaveverb[T](REPAIR)
torepairclothbyrepeatedlycrossingasinglethreadthrough two sets oflongthreads:
Holes insweaterscan be rewoven ormended.
Restorers re-wove thelinenfabricinplaceswhere there wereholes.
Textiles: general words
- baize
- Bargello
- bias
- brocade
- cloth
- cutpiece
- denier
- gauze
- multifilament
- nap
- padding
- pile
- pill
- strand
- suiting
- swatch
- textile
- upholstery
- webbed
- yarn