Inflected form
refound
simple past tense and past participle of refind
refound (third-person singular simple present refounds, present participle refounding, simple past and past participle refounded)
(transitive) To found again; to reestablish.
(transitive) To found or cast anew.
• T. Warton
• Neudorf, fonduer, founder
Source: Wiktionary
Re*found" (r*found"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + found to cast; cf. F. refondare. Cf. Refund.]
1. To found or cast anew. "Ancient bells refounded." T. Warton.
2. To found or establish again; to re
Re*found",
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Refind, v. t.
Re*find" (r*fnd), v. t.
Definition: To find again; to get or experience again. Sandys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
