Reestablish

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To establish again. transitive

    "Zionism is a religious and political movement that brought Jews to their ancient homeland and reestablished Israel as the central location for Jewish identity."

  2. 2
    bring back into original existence, use, function, or position wordnet
  3. 3
    To restore to a previously operational state. transitive

    "NASA has reestablished contact with its interstellar spacecraft Voyager 2 after an incorrect command pointed the spacecraft away from Earth, cutting off data for about two weeks."

Synonyms

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restorecopydo overduplicategive backmake over

Example

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"Stop maize monoculture, and reestablish multiple cropping, to combat the loss of landscape and soil diversity."

Etymology

From re- + establish.

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