reimpose

verb

re·​im·​pose (ˌ)rē-im-ˈpōz How to pronounce reimpose (audio)
reimposed; reimposing

transitive verb

: to impose (something) again
Months would pass, and one police officer would die, before Canadian soldiers reimposed order.John Kalbfleisch
The state of siege, which had been briefly lifted, was reimposedIsabel Hilton
… [U.S.] allies have usually been reluctant to reimpose sanctions after many were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear accord.Mark Landler et al.
… said he will ask his country's congress to reimpose the death penalty, which has been suspended since 2006 …Irish Examiner (online)
EU governments in the passport-free Schengen zone would be able to reimpose border controls when faced with extraordinary flows of migrants …BBC News (online)
… residents could vote to reimpose property taxes in order to provide additional local funding.Lonnie Harp
reimposition noun
plural reimpositions
… doesn't want the forcible reimposition of a right-wing dictatorship. Christopher Hitchens

Examples of reimpose in a Sentence

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Six months later, the Biden administration reimposed oil sanctions against the regime. Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024 As president, Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal six years ago, reimposed sanctions and introduced new sanctions. Dan De Luce, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024 Trump’s administration ended a nuclear deal with Iran, reimposed sanctions and ordered the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, an act that prompted Iran’s leaders to vow revenge. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024 That ceiling has been suspended since June 2023, but will be reimposed on January 1, 2025. Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reimpose 

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reimpose was in 1611

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“Reimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimpose. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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