Meanings
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1
verb
to get back onto a horse, bicycle, or similar conveyance
After checking the saddle, she remounted and continued along the trail.
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2
verb
to attach, install, or display something again on a support
The conservator remounted the photograph in an acid-free frame.
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3
verb
to supply a rider or military unit with a fresh horse or other mount
The cavalry depot remounted the soldiers whose horses had been lost.
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4
noun
a replacement horse supplied to a rider, especially in military service
The officer selected a sturdy bay as his remount.
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman remunter and Middle French remonter ("to go up or mount again"), later understood as re- + mount. The military noun developed from the practice of supplying a rider with a replacement horse.