re-lay

See also: relay

English

Alternative forms

relay

Etymology

re- +‎ lay

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːˈleɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiˈleɪ/
Rhymes: -iːleɪ
Homophone: relay

Verb

re-lay (third-person singular simple present relays, present participle relaying, simple past and past participle relaid)

(transitive) To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess‎:
  The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.
He had to re-lay the tiles because the cement was too dry.

Translations

to lay again

Dutch: herleggen
Esperanto: remeti
French: remettre (fr)

Icelandic: endurleggja
Italian: ricollocare, rimettere (it)
Spanish: reponer (es)

Anagrams

Arely, Early, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, early, layer, leary

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