redispose

verb

re·​dis·​pose (ˌ)rē-di-ˈspōz 

redisposed; redisposing; redisposes

transitive verb

: to dispose (someone or something) again

especially : rearrange, reposition

… the Biak Detachment redisposed its troops to meet new Allied attacks.

—Robert Ross Smith

(old-fashioned + literary) She got up and redisposed herself on the couch.

—Waldo David Frank

redisposition

(ˌ)rē-ˌdi-spə-ˈzi-shən 

noun

plural redispositions

a redisposition of forces

Phrases

redispose of

: to dispose of (something) again

redisposed of the returned merchandise

Word History

First Known Use

1635, in the meaning defined above