Meaning of refeed | Babel Free
Definitions
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To feed (a person or organism) again, especially after a period of starvation or malnourishment. ambitransitive
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To feed (material) back into a machine. transitive
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To feed material back into (a machine). transitive
Examples
“The group of volunteers who received a relatively small increment in calories during refeeding (400 calories more than during semistarvation) had no rise in BMR for the first 3 weeks.”
“It's natural if you are coming out of a dieted state to see a rapid surge in appetite as you begin refeeding.”
“The printer was refed with paper.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.