reheat

verb

re·​heat (ˌ)rē-ˈhēt How to pronounce reheat (audio)
reheated; reheating

transitive verb

: to heat (something) again : to make (something) hot or warm once more
reheating leftovers in the microwave

Examples of reheat in a Sentence

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The popular kitchen appliance can cut down the cook time for many of your favorite meals and reheat your leftovers, including returning pizza to its original crispy glory, in just a couple of minutes. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 Microwave-safe paper products: These can be used to cover plates for quick reheating tasks to prevent splatters. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025 Choose between 40 premade meals each week, which are shipped directly to your door, then simply reheat and enjoy. Maggie Horton, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025 Quickly reheating it this way can create hotspots in the bottle that will burn the insides of baby’s mouth. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reheat

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reheat was in 1649

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“Reheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reheat. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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