Re-establish

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of reestablish. alt-of, alternative

    "He ſent a phyſician to viſit him, who having given it as his opinion, that the young Engliſhman required nothing but reſt and proper diet to re-eſtablish his health, Mr. Steele then ſent for the landlord of the houſe where Carr and he were quartered, deſiring that he would immediately give them a more convenient apartment, and let the young man have that particular diet which the doctor recommended; […]"

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restorecopydo overduplicategive backmake over

Example

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"They're trying to re-establish the population of endangered animals."

Etymology

From re- + establish.

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