# re-mark

Pronunciation: US say "ree-MARK" /ˌɹiːˈmɑɹk/; UK say "ree-MAHK" /ˌɹiːˈmɑːk/

## Verb

1. To apply a mark to something once more, after it has already been marked.
   - Simple: To put a mark on something a second time.
   - _The teacher had to re-mark the answer sheets after spotting a grading mistake._
   - _Surveyors re-mark the property lines whenever the old stakes rot away._

## Noun

2. A replacement mark, made to stand in place of an earlier one.
   - Simple: A new mark put in place of an old one.
   - _The proofreader's re-mark covered the printer's original symbol._
   - _Each re-mark on the manuscript showed where the editor overrode the first reading._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix re- combined with mark.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/re-mark (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).