re·weigh
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reweighed; reweighing
Definition of reweigh
: to weigh (something or someone) again: such as
a
: to take a new measurement of the heaviness of (something or someone)
took out two oranges and reweighed the bag Those babies not regaining their birth weight by day 10 were reweighed at 2 weeks of age.— P. D. Macdonald et al.
b
: to evaluate or consider (something) again
reweighed the evidence … agonized over the advice, weighing and reweighing the pros and cons.— Barbara Gill
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“Reweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reweigh. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of reweigh was in 1622
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