[re.tread] vt re.tread.ed ; re.tread.ing (1907) 1: to bond or vulcanize a new tread to the prepared surface of (a worn tire)
2: to make over as if new "~ an old plot"
[2]re.tread n (1914) 1: a retreaded tire
2: something made or done again esp. in slightly revised form: remake 3 a: one (as a retired person) who is retrained for work b: one (as an athlete) who has previously held the same or a similar position