transitive verb
Middle French rencontrer to meet by chance or in hostility, from re- + encontrer to encounter
1574, in the meaning defined above
rencontre
rencounter
rend
“Rencounter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rencounter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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