REMATCH Definition & Meaning

rematch

[ verb ree-mach, ree-mach; noun ree-mach ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to match again; duplicate:
an attempt to rematch a shade of green paint.
to schedule a second match for or between:
to rematch the winners in each soccer league.

noun

a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.

rematch

noun

sport a second or return match between contestants

verb

tr to match (two contestants) again

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rematch¹

First recorded in 1855–60; re- + match ²

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Saturday’s women’s soccer friendly between the U.S. and Brazil was billed as a rematch of last summer’s Olympic final.

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Rodman, however, is back in training camp in Southern California and could play for the U.S. on Saturday when it meets Brazil at SoFi Stadium in a rematch of the Olympic final.

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Four months later, as a rematch with No. 2 seed Connecticut awaits in the Elite Eight, Smith must shoulder more than ever in the wake of JuJu Watkins’ season-ending injury.

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American Mayer, 34, was the deserved winner in an entertaining rematch between the two bitter rivals.

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The rematch of last year’s Sweet 16 will take place one year exactly since the Tigers knocked the Bruins out in Albany, N.Y.

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