Redid

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈdɪd/

Definitions

1. To have undertaken a task again after its initial completion; to have reworked or modified something that had previously been finalized; to have accomplished an action in a repetitive manner as needed previously
2. To carry out an action once more, repeating it after a prior attempt
3. To execute a task or activity again following an earlier effort

Etymology: "Redid" is the simple past of "redo", so it is the form of "redo" used for an action completed at a definite time in the past: "I redid the lease after the landlord's changes." The verb itself is transparent, built from the prefix "re-", meaning "again", attached to "do". "Do" is one of the oldest words in English. Its ancestor, Old English "dōn", is inherited from Proto-Germanic "dōnąn", and it has been in continuous use since the earliest records of the language. The "re-" prefix comes from Latin, where it carried the same sense of repetition or return, and reached English through Old French and Middle English. Combining the two gave English a straightforward way to say that something has been done once more.

Synonyms: reconstructed, remade, revised

Antonyms: maintained, preserved, left