Also spelled re-fastened

US /ˌriːˈfæs.ən/ UK /ˌriːˈfɑː.sən/
verb Freq #642761

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to fasten something again after it has been opened or come loose

    They refastened the back door before searching the rest of the house.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to fasten something again... secure againreattachreclose
Opposites
Word family
Forms refastenedrefastening
Derived forms refastening
Related forms fastensecure

Etymology

A transparent English formation from the prefix re- ("again") + fasten. Fasten derives from Old English fæstnian ("to make firm or secure"), based on fæst ("firm").

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