readept

English

Etymology

From re- + Latin adeptus, past participle of adipisci (“to obtain”).

Verb

readept (third-person singular simple present readepts, present participle readepting, simple past and past participle readepted)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To regain; to recover.
   • 1577, Raphaell Holinshed, “The Historie of Englande”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC:

     Henrie the sixt had by their means readepted the kingdome

References

• “readept”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• adepter, pad-tree, pre-date, predate, red tape, redtape, retaped, tapered