reassemble

verb

re·​as·​sem·​ble (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsem-bəl How to pronounce reassemble (audio)
reassembled; reassembling; reassembles
1
transitive : to assemble (something) again : to bring or put together the parts of (something) again
reassemble a committee
Internet traffic is broken up into small chunks of data called "packets" that travel through the wires separately and then are reassembled by the computer or mobile device that's receiving them.David Choffnes
2
intransitive : to come together again : to assemble again
San Francisco has a bye this week during which most of the healthy players will leave town until the team reassembles next Monday.Matt Barrows

Examples of reassemble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dump out the vinegar solution, rinse the pitcher, lid, and reservoir well with hot water, and dry all the parts with a clean kitchen towel before reassembling the unit. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024 Andrew Unterberger: There have whispers about Radiohead reassembling of late — still pretty quiet ones, but loud enough to remind me how it’s been eight years since their last album and six since their last tour. Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024 Reunions of the original lineup were rare, but the four members did reassemble to play a get-together for Nevious’ high school graduating class. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024 Outside, a plaque explained that a classified military program had begun here in April 1943, when MacArthur authorized the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit to reassemble pieces of Japanese Zero fighter planes that had been shot down. Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reassemble 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reassemble was in the 15th century

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“Reassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassemble. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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