reinsert

verb

re·​in·​sert (ˌ)rē-in-ˈsərt How to pronounce reinsert (audio)
reinserted; reinserting

transitive verb

: to insert (something) again
He knew how to fix the sewing machine and the phonograph, and taught me how to reinsert the bristles in my grandmother's silver brushes, an involved and smelly business of melted brown glue and deft tweezers.Dona Guimaraes
Years afterwards Eliot made a fair copy of The Waste Land in his own handwriting, and reinserted the line from memory.Richard Ellman
reinsertion noun
plural reinsertions
These investigators successfully fertilized a human egg by direct injection of a single sperm under the microscope, followed by reinsertion of the egg into the woman's uterus. Science

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Instead, despite its readability, Martin’s biography did little to reinsert Perkins into the public consciousness. Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024 When your trip is over, simply reinsert your U.S. SIM card or toggle back to your U.S. eSIM. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2024 But, come the stretch run of the season, the Dodgers could always opt to reinsert Rojas as their primary shortstop and slide Betts over to second base (a return to right field, people around the organization believe, is unlikely at this stage of Betts’ season). Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 Wait for the epoxy to fully harden, then reinsert the screwdriver and twist counterclockwise to extract the metal base of the bulb. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reinsert 

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reinsert was in 1629

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“Reinsert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinsert. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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