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

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That's concerning, since viruses are able to combine and reassemble their genetic material. Alice Park, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025 In some ways, executives see the new corporate organization as a way to reassemble after a spate of mergers in recent years — one that married Discovery Communications with the former Scripps Networks and another that made Discovery the acquirer of the Warner assets from AT&T. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024 It was disassembled, brick-by-brick, and then reassembled at the entrance to the West Point Cemetery a little less than a mile down the road. Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 That's the nature of the NFL: assembling a great team and then losing some players and having to reassemble next year. Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reassemble

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 3 Mar. 2025.

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