Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To heat again or anew.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To heat again.
  • transitive verb obsolete To revive; to cheer; to cherish.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun aeronautics, chiefly UK an afterburner
  • verb to heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food
  • verb obsolete To revive; to cheer; to cherish.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb heat again

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

re- +‎ heat

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Examples

  • I prefer using the toaster and a "reheat" setting to warm and soften the pastry.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • Throw in some boiled shrimp, reheat and it's ready to serve with a side of rice.

    Two Shrimp Dishes 2009

  • When you want a slice to go, try the sausage, he says, which is "satisfying, even on the all-important morning-after reheat."

    Today in Food: How pho can you go? Anne Kenderdine 2011

  • Bigger restaurants in the big cities might not be as good as the tiny places, but even then the food tends to be better than reheat, assemble, and serve chain restaurants like Applebees.

    Menudo or Pozole? 2009

  • Then you reheat it in the microwave and have another sip.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • To reheat them, warm at 200 to 250°F in the oven or grill.

    Meathead Goldwyn: Lip Smackin' Pigskin Cracklins Meathead Goldwyn 2011

  • Bigger restaurants in the big cities might not be as good as the tiny places, but even then the food tends to be better than reheat, assemble, and serve chain restaurants like Applebees.

    Menudo or Pozole? 2009

  • Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.

    Two Shrimp Dishes 2009

  • To reheat them, warm at 200 to 250°F in the oven or grill.

    Meathead Goldwyn: Lip Smackin' Pigskin Cracklins Meathead Goldwyn 2011

  • Mr. Mina likes dishes he can slow-cook the day before and simply reheat and assemble.

    Throwing a Large Dinner Party Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2012

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