# re-treat

Pronunciation: US say "ree-TREET" /ɹiːˈtɹiːt/; UK

## Verb

1. To apply treatment to an injury, surface, or similar thing once again.
   - Simple: To put treatment on a wound, surface, or other thing again.
   - _The doctor decided to re-treat the wound after it became infected a second time._
   - _We had to re-treat the deck because the first coat of sealant wore off._
2. To address or examine a subject again, or to handle it in a different way.
   - Simple: To talk about or deal with a subject again, or in a new way.
   - _In the sequel, the director re-treats the theme of loss with greater subtlety._
   - _The professor decided to re-treat the controversial topic from a fresh perspective._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix re- combined with treat.

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