rencounter

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to meet, encounter, or collide with

   The two opposing movements rencounter at the center of the diagram.

2. 2
   noun

   an encounter, chance meeting, or clash between opposing forces

   Their first rencounter ended in a brief but violent quarrel.

From Middle English rencounteren and Middle French rencontrer, corresponding to re- + encounter. The form preserves an older French-derived spelling and can name either a meeting or a clash.

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