Also spelled re-fastened
verb
Freq #642761
Meanings
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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.
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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").