repot
v.— «Farrington said the decision wasn’t sudden—he had been contemplating the idea of “repotting,” as he calls it, since the summer. He expressed the same idea during his resignation announcement.» —“President innovated academics, Greek life” by Kate McLoughlin in Lehigh University Brown and White (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) Apr. 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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