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单词 rebottle
释义

rebottle

verb

re·​bot·​tle (ˌ)rē-ˈbä-tᵊl How to pronounce rebottle (audio)
rebottled; rebottling; rebottles

transitive verb

1
: to bottle or bottle up (something) again or anew
If you're happy with the flavor, strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer and rebottle your flavored rum. Christina Jordan
Disclosure of a trade secret compromises its protection and trade secret status. And once lost, this status is gone forever—you cannot rebottle a known secret. Jim Adams
2
: to put (something) into a new form : repackage
Atheists and agnostics have long tried to rebottle religion: to get the community and the good works without the supernatural stuff. Mark Oppenheimer
The result is old music rebottled for new times: brief pieces in dizzying sequence for an age of narrow attention spans … Anand Giridharadas

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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