(ˈ)rē+ verb
Etymology: Middle English repassen, from Middle French repasser, from Old French, from re- + passer to pass
intransitive verb
: to pass again especially in the opposite direction : return
they pass and they repass with pallid eyes — Robert Browning
transitive verb
1.
a. : to cross again in returning
repass the desert
repass the ocean
b. : to pass through, over, or by again
repass the gate
repass the road
repass the house
2. : to cause to pass again
repass the needle through the cloth
3.
[ re- + pass ]
: to adopt again
repassed the bill over the presidential veto
repassed the resolution