derefindition
DEE reh fin DIH shun
n. To coin a word by redefining (and, therefore, remaking) an old
word (i.e., Amos M. Mouse's instigate, a short-lived controversy). --
derefine, v.
word (i.e., Amos M. Mouse's instigate, a short-lived controversy). --
derefine, v.
Origin: [ixalling of de- and re- onto the renonified findition; and re-placement of the ixals of redefinition to suggest derefine, redefine, rerefine, derefind, rerefind, dedefind and redefine]
1987