regainmentn.
/rᵻˈɡeɪnm(ə)nt/, /ˌriːˈɡeɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /riˈɡeɪnm(ə)nt/, /rəˈɡeɪnm(ə)nt/ The action of regaining something; recovery; an instance of this.
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the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > back or again
coveringc1230
restaurationa1398
recoverance1398
retrievingc1425
recoverc1430
readeption1471
recuperation1481
recovery1523
retiring1548
repossessing1576
regetting1585
recoverment1591
repossession1592
refetching1624
regainment1642
recooper1652
reattainment1661
reacquisition1719
revendication1760
retrievation1806
retrieve1853
regain1860
1642 Declar. Lords & Comm. 4 July 3 The regainment of the ancient..Rights.
1646 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. II. vi. 30 Queene Margaret..being advertised by Letters from Henry, of the regainment [It. ricouero] of the Kingdome, did..put to Sea.
1811 New Ann. Reg. 1810 Brit. & Foreign Hist. 199/2 The interval between their réverse of fortune and their regainment of success and victory.
1871 Daily News 22 Sept. Our actual occasional rallies and temporary regainment of ground.
1913 Times 31 Jan. 9/7 The regainment of health and self-respect to enable him to start life afresh.
1942 J. Needham Biochem. & Morphogenesis i. vi. 53 Evolution is irreversible only as regards regainments, not losses.
1992 Med. Care 30 609 (caption) Regainment of health insurance..among the uninsured.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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