reinstall
verb
re·in·stall
(ˌ)rē-in-ˈstȯl 
reinstalled; reinstalling
: to install (something or someone) again
Reinstall the software and reboot the computer.
reinstall carpet
… the Meiji Restoration, when the emperor was reinstalled as the central figure of the government and the shogun system was disbanded.—
Bennett Schiff
Bennett Schiff
reinstallation
noun
plural reinstallations
Reinstallation of valve covers, a seemingly brief task, took Ron and I six full hours.
—Chuck Asbury
Chuck Asbury
Examples of reinstall in a Sentence
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The workers who needed to reinstall the bolts never had the work order telling them the work needed to be done.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 27 June 2024
On Wednesday, cathedral staff began the arduous process of removing the pipes so that they could be refurbished and reinstalled, part of a $14.5 million five-year project that officials hope will leave the organ sounding brand new.
—Jordan D. Brown, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Boeing would then have to refill the spacecraft with propellant, reinstall it on the Atlas V rocket, and run the entire vehicle through another series of integrated mechanical and electrical tests.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 May 2024
After reinstalling the app, issues and special collections can be restored by downloading them from your account: Tap Account in the lower right corner of the app.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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Gregory Wallace, CNN, 27 June 2024
On Wednesday, cathedral staff began the arduous process of removing the pipes so that they could be refurbished and reinstalled, part of a $14.5 million five-year project that officials hope will leave the organ sounding brand new.
—Jordan D. Brown, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Boeing would then have to refill the spacecraft with propellant, reinstall it on the Atlas V rocket, and run the entire vehicle through another series of integrated mechanical and electrical tests.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 May 2024
After reinstalling the app, issues and special collections can be restored by downloading them from your account: Tap Account in the lower right corner of the app.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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“Reinstall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstall. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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