recontour

verb

re·​con·​tour (ˌ)rē-ˈkän-ˌtu̇r How to pronounce recontour (audio)
recontoured; recontouring; recontours

transitive verb

: to reshape the contour of (something)
The steep face of the pile, which had been nearly vertical before the collapse, has been recontoured to a more stable 40 degrees …Matthew Power
… I did backward leg raises while I washed the dishes, in hopes of recontouring my butt.Mary Roach

Example Sentences

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Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of recontour was in 1913

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“Recontour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recontour. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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