reestablish

verb

re·​es·​tab·​lish (ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish 

variants or re-establish

reestablished or re-established; reestablishing or re-establishing

transitive verb

: to establish (something or someone) again

Within one year he rallied his forces, invaded the delta, and reestablished his rule.

—Harry A. Gailey, Jr.

Those deals allowed Washington to reestablish diplomatic relations with Egypt and Syria …

—Robert D. Kaplan

Thanks to an extended captive breeding program, the California condor stands a chance of reestablishing itself in the wild.

—Todd Wilkinson

"He quickly reestablished himself as a top pitcher, arguably the best in this draft," says one NL scout who saw him throw.

—Albert Chen

NASA scientists lost contact with it right after the craft was ordered to pressurize its fuel tanks. All attempts to reestablish contact have failed.

—Science Activities

reestablishment

(ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish-mənt 

noun

or re-establishment

… the reestablishment of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See in 1984 …

—Thomas J. Reese

John's solitary tomb … is apt testimony to the central role of Florence in the re-establishment of the Roman Papacy.

—Richard Fremantle

Examples of reestablish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The episode also teased new beginnings: Beth and Rip moved to a remote ranch far from the chaos, and Kayce began reestablishing his family’s cattle operations. —Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024

The pond is in need of dredging (the removal of sediment/debris from the bottom of a body of water) and a functioning drainage system needs to be reestablished, according to Milwaukee County Parks. —Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024

Before a build-out of power plants, there will be a boom at the uranium mines, as the US seeks to reestablish domestic production and enrichment of uranium for nuclear fuel. —Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024

Those networks, steeped in long-standing personal relationships, will take time to reestablish. —Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above