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reestablish

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɹiɪˈstæbɫɪʃ// UK //ɹiːɪstˈæblɪʃ// reestab·lish

v. to start something again after it has stopped or been destroyed. You use this when you want to bring back a connection, a system, or a relationship.

v. to reconstitute or reinstate something that has been lost, destroyed, or suspended. Transitive — requires a direct object.


SIMPLE

The company plans to reestablish its presence in the European market.

CONTEXTUAL

After the storm damaged the power lines, the utility company worked through the night to reestablish the electricity supply to the neighborhood.

COMPLEX

Diplomatic efforts were focused on reestablishing the communication channels that had been severed during the previous decade of political tension between the two nations.

Synonyms
Origin

From re- + establish.

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