refeed

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ feed.

Verb

refeed (third-person singular simple present refeeds, present participle refeeding, simple past and past participle refed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To feed (a person or organism) again, especially after a period of starvation or malnourishment.
   • 1997, David M. Garner, “Psychoeducational principles in treatment”, in Garner & Garfinkel, editors, Handbook of Treatment for Eating Disorders, 2nd ed.‎^[1], →ISBN, page 156:

     The group of volunteers who received a relatively small increment in calories during refeeding (400 calories more than during semistarvation) had no rise in BMR for the first 3 weeks.

   • 2013, Matt Stone, Diet Recovery 2, page 47:

     It's natural if you are coming out of a dieted state to see a rapid surge in appetite as you begin refeeding.

2. (transitive) To feed (material) back into a machine.

Derived terms

• refeeder
• refeeding syndrome

Noun

refeed (countable and uncountable, plural refeeds)

1. The process of giving food again.
   • 2005, Lyle McDonald, A Guide To Flexible Dieting, page 49:

     For this reason, you may wish to schedule a refeed on a day when you're not working, so that you're not dealing with the fatigue that can accompany wide blood sugar swings.

2. (broadcasting) A retransmission.
   • 1973, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications and Power, Public Broadcasting - 1973: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, page 29:

     During the current season, PBS will transmit […] 1,482 hours of program transmission and 2,366 hours of refeeds, station services, and regional split.

   • Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission, Annual Report - Volume 7, Parts 1974-1975

     The network also provides a refeed of programs which schools feel warrant repeating […]

Anagrams

• feeder, ferede, reefed