remount

C1 Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /ˌriːˈmaʊnt/ UK /ˌriːˈmaʊnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #128718

Meanings

1

verb
to get back onto a horse, bicycle, or similar conveyance

After checking the saddle, she remounted and continued along the trail.
2

verb
to attach, install, or display something again on a support

The conservator remounted the photograph in an acid-free frame.
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.
4

noun
a replacement horse supplied to a rider, especially in military service

The officer selected a sturdy bay as his remount.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to get back onto a horse,... mount againget back on

2 verb · to attach, install, or... reattachreinstallreset

3 verb · to supply a rider or... reequip

4 noun · a replacement horse... replacement horse

Opposites

dismountunmountdetach

Word family

Forms remounting

Derived forms remountedremounting

Related forms mount dismount cavalry

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.

Topics

Verbs of Movement

External links

# remount

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌriːˈmaʊnt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːˈmaʊnt/
**Frequency rank:** 128718

## Meanings
1. to get back onto a horse, bicycle, or similar conveyance
2. to attach, install, or display something again on a support
3. to supply a rider or military unit with a fresh horse or other mount
4. a replacement horse supplied to a rider, especially in military service

## Examples
- After checking the saddle, she remounted and continued along the trail.
- The conservator remounted the photograph in an acid-free frame.
- The cavalry depot remounted the soldiers whose horses had been lost.
- The officer selected a sturdy bay as his remount.

## Synonyms
- mount again
- reattach
- reinstall
- reequip

## Antonyms
- dismount
- unmount
- detach

## Derived Forms
- remounted
- remounting

## Related Forms
- mount
- dismount
- cavalry

## 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.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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