remount

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verb

re·​mount (ˌ)rē-ˈmau̇nt How to pronounce remount (audio)
remounted; remounting; remounts

transitive verb

1
: to mount (something) again
remount a picture
2
: to furnish remounts to

intransitive verb

1
: to mount again
2
: revert

remount

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noun

re·​mount ˈrē-ˌmau̇nt How to pronounce remount (audio) (ˌ)rē-ˈmau̇nt How to pronounce remount (audio)
: a fresh horse to replace one no longer available

Examples of remount in a Sentence

Verb a diamond remounted in a new setting I had to remount the tires on my car. I had trouble remounting the door. She fell off her horse but quickly remounted. She remounted her horse and finished her ride.
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Verb
At their suggestion, the design team remounted it with pins, enabling visitors to put their hands all the way around it. — M. Leona Godin, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025 This sparked speculation that Sorrenti is looking to remount the film over the summer. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
No problem, just mount -o remount,rw / and—oh, wait, that doesn't work. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2020 The plan includes two new ambulances per year and one remount per year. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for remount

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, partly from re- + mounten to mount, partly from Anglo-French remunter, from re- + munter to mount

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1781, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of remount was in the 15th century

Rhymes for remount

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“Remount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remount. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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remount

1 of 2 verb
re·​mount (ˈ)rē-ˈmau̇nt How to pronounce remount (audio)
1
: to mount something again
remount the picture on better cardboard
2
: to mount again
remount at once and ride back

remount

2 of 2 noun
re·​mount ˈrē-ˌmau̇nt How to pronounce remount (audio)
(ˈ)rē-ˈmau̇nt
: a fresh horse to take the place of one no longer available
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