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re-laid

[ ree-leyd ]

/ riˈleɪd /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.

Words nearby re-laid

re-experience, re-export, re-form, re-fund, re-hat, re-laid, re-lay, re-lease, re-offer, re-pose, re-present

Definition for re-laid (2 of 2)

re-lay

or re·lay

[ ree-ley ]

/ riˈleɪ /

verb (used with object), re-laid, re-lay·ing.

to lay again.

Origin of re-lay

First recorded in 1580–90; re- + lay¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-lay

re-lay relay

Example sentences from the Web for re-laid

This does not mean that the roof must be re-laid if otherwise tight and sound.

If You're Going to Live in the Country |Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
The paving of footway in Manor Gardens taken up and re-laid.

Fifth Report of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea [1860-1] |Charles Lahee
The crossing in Sloane Square (eastward of late the site of the Indicator) re-laid and increased in width.

Fifth Report of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea [1860-1] |Charles Lahee
The old floor was re-laid with narrow boards over which are laid Daghestan rugs; Mission furniture is used.

Remodeled Farmhouses |Mary H. Northend

Has frost worked such havoc that some sections must be re-laid?

If You're Going to Live in the Country |Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley