relevelv.
/rᵻˈlɛvl/, U.S. /rəˈlɛv(ə)l/, /riˈlɛv(ə)l/ transitive. To level (esp. a surface) again.
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > make flat or level [verb (transitive)] > again
relevel1649
1649 Perfect Weekly Acct. 18–25 Apr. 499 The new Plantation is Surrey is re-levelled by the Country people.
1838 J. C. Loudon Suburban Gardener iii. 309 The turf,..if it does not require the surface on which it grows to be releveled, may be renewed by digging it down.
1860 Times 13 Mar. 5/2 If it were required to re-level the bottom of the Serpentine I see no objection to putting gravel over the bottom.
1928 Daily Tel. 14 Aug. 14/3 Gutters have been filled in, dangerous curb-stones removed, level crossings relevelled.
1975 J. B. Harley Ordnance Survey Maps i. 7 Each area is relevelled in a cyclic system,..the interval depending on the character of the country. Mountain and moorland areas are relevelled every forty years.
1999 Global Ceramic Rev. Autumn 10/1 All but one of the previous buildings have been razed to the ground, the site relevelled and a..wall tile factory built.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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