refloat

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Verb

refloat (refloats, present participle refloating; past and past participle refloated)

1. (transitive) To cause to float again.

   Removing fuel from the sunken ship will make it easier to refloat it.

Noun

refloat (plural refloats)

1. The process of getting something to float again.

   A small crowd on the docks watched the attempted refloat of the ship.

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