remount

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verb

re·​mount (ˌ)rē-ˈmau̇nt 

remounted; remounting; remounts

transitive verb

1

: to mount (something) again

remount a picture

2

: to furnish remounts to

intransitive verb

1

: to mount again

2

: revert

remount

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noun

re·​mount ˈrē-ˌmau̇nt 

(ˌ)rē-ˈmau̇nt

: a fresh horse to replace one no longer available

Examples of remount in a Sentence

Verb

a diamond remounted in a new setting

I had to remount the tires on my car.

I had trouble remounting the door.

She fell off her horse but quickly remounted.

She remounted her horse and finished her ride.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Paramount tried to remount an Oscar campaign for Ben-Adir as the reggae icon, but the film has been all but forgotten by most voters since last February’s release. —Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025

At their suggestion, the design team remounted it with pins, enabling visitors to put their hands all the way around it. —M. Leona Godin, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025

Noun

The plan includes two new ambulances per year and one remount per year. —Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025

The buzziest remounts of the season were two Stephen Sondheim masterpieces. —Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, partly from re- + mounten to mount, partly from Anglo-French remunter, from re- + munter to mount

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1781, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for remount

• account
• amount
• discount
• dismount
• recount
• seamount
• surmount
• count
• fount
• mount
• rediscount
• subaccount

Kids Definition

remount

1 of 2 verb

re·​mount (ˈ)rē-ˈmau̇nt 

1

: to mount something again

remount the picture on better cardboard

2

: to mount again

remount at once and ride back

remount

2 of 2 noun

re·​mount ˈrē-ˌmau̇nt 

(ˈ)rē-ˈmau̇nt

: a fresh horse to take the place of one no longer available