Etymograph

English

restrive

From re- + strive.

Formed from re- + strive

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Frankish *strīban ‘to exert, make an effort’

Old French estriver ‘to compete, quarrel’

Middle English striven ‘to strive’

English strive

Today it means

verb To strive again.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “restrive”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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