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Definition of reoffend verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reoffend

verb
 
/ˌriːəˈfend/
 
/ˌriːəˈfend/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reoffend
 
/ˌriːəˈfend/
 
/ˌriːəˈfend/
he / she / it reoffends
 
/ˌriːəˈfendz/
 
/ˌriːəˈfendz/
past simple reoffended
 
/ˌriːəˈfendɪd/
 
/ˌriːəˈfendɪd/
past participle reoffended
 
/ˌriːəˈfendɪd/
 
/ˌriːəˈfendɪd/
-ing form reoffending
 
/ˌriːəˈfendɪŋ/
 
/ˌriːəˈfendɪŋ/
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  1. to commit a crime again
    • Without help, many released prisoners will reoffend.
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