reweighed; reweighing
: 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.
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
Barbara GillExamples of reweigh in a Sentence
the new study is leading doctors and nutritionists to reweigh the benefits of some dietary supplements
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Rather than agree to hear the case, the justices set aside the 8th Circuit’s ruling and told its judges to reweigh evidence suggesting the use of force violated the 4th Amendment.
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“Reweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reweigh. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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