reedify

verb

Definition of reedifynext
British
as in to rebuild

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedify
  1. rebuild
  2. retrofit
  3. reconstruct
  4. reassemble
  5. make up
  6. build
  7. redevelop
  8. set up
Verb
  • Duggan took a moment to recognize Buttigieg for helping Detroit rebuild its bus system and electric charging system.
    Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The lands were once owned by the tribe as one of its leaders, Chief Bogus Tom Smith, labored to rebuild his community in the wake of the California Gold Rush and the atrocities wreaked upon California tribes, including a genocidal campaign in the years following U.S. statehood.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of rebuild
Verb
  • Funded by a $5-million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the idea is to get homeowners to retrofit now, before the next devastating earthquake.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
  • One solution may be retrofitting cargo ships with giant, vertical winglike sails capable of harnessing wind power as its main energy source.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of retrofit
Verb
  • This inside look, produced by Paramount Pictures, offers unprecedented access encompassing all aspects of production, from the grand scope of the sets — including reconstructing Ancient Rome — to characters, combat training, costumes, historical accuracy, scoring and more.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
  • By analyzing the dust, ash, oxygen isotopes, and air bubbles preserved in ice cores, scientists could now reconstruct the history of Earth’s climate.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of reconstruct
Verb
  • And for a truly unprecedented journey to the island of Sicily, passengers watch as the train is decoupled and loaded on a ferry to cross the Strait of Messina before being reassembled to continue the journey on the other side.
    JD Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
  • In one example of such efforts, a thermal power plant in Lithuania is being dismantled and shipped to Ukraine where it will be reassembled.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of reassemble
Verb
  • Yet all the growing mounds of evidence and ever more refined expertise can’t make up for a stubborn disjunction separating design, courtesy, and compliance.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Of those, 430 were among Native American people — making up 75% of the state’s syphilis cases, whereas the group accounts for just 9% of the population.
    Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of make up
Verb
  • By the end of the first quarter, Stanford built a 22-point lead.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Biking to Chouinard’s home, Caldwell quickly realized how many of the original houses in Jackson had been scraped to build mansions.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of build
Verb
  • The city also received grants from the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Conservancy to redevelop Central Harbor Park with features such as fire pits and a new police substation.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • And if voters approve on Tuesday, the expansion of the Denver Downtown Development Authority, which was launched to redevelop Union Station, could funnel an additional $500 million in capital for improvements.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of redevelop
Verb
  • That set up an elimination bracket matchup with Legend on Saturday.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Washington was set up on the one-yard line after two big plays — a 34-yard catch-and-run by Austin Ekeler, as well as an 18-yard run by Robinson.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of set up
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