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rehacer

to redo; to rebuild

verb rreh-ah-SEHR Rare

Also means

to remake; to recover

Usage Note

Rehacer is an irregular verb patterned on hacer: past participle rehecho, present rehago, preterite rehíce. It means to do something again or to reconstruct ('rehacer la vida' = to rebuild one's life, a very common phrase after loss or change). The prefix re- always adds the sense of repetition or restoration. The participle rehecho can also be used as an adjective.

Examples

"Tras el divorcio logró rehacer su vida."

Natural Translation

After the divorce she managed to rebuild her life.

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