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(transitive) To bore through an existing hole, generally to correct its shape, or to enlarge..
If you want to keep using that rifle, you'll have to rebore the barrel.
The cylinders of your engine are so worn the rings don't seal any more; you have to have it rebored to stop it from burning oil.
Every major bridge, and many of the smaller ones, have been rebuilt, tunnels have been rebored, and long sections of track realigned.
However, any increase in capacity is useful and, if an engine is worn and needs a rebore, it's worth considering boring to a near maximum size rather than simply having it bored to the next oversize.
And on that day the Lord rebore me and I was reborn.
Use rebore when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rebore means (transitive) To bore through an existing hole, generally to correct its shape, or to enlarge..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If you want to keep using that rifle, you'll have to rebore the barrel.
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