reestablish

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verb

To establish again.

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restorereinstate
OriginEnglish establish ← Middle English establissen ← Old French establir →
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Meanings

verbreestablish (third-person singular simple present reestablishes, present participle reestablishing, simple past and past participle reestablished)

present singular third person reestablishes · participle present reestablishing · participle past reestablished · past reestablished · alternative re-establish · alternative reëstablish

  1. transitiveTo establish again.

    Zionism is a religious and political movement that brought Jews to their ancient homeland and reestablished Israel as the central location for Jewish identity.

    2025 April 15, “Zionism”, in History.com
  2. transitiveTo restore to a previously operational state.

    NASA has reestablished contact with its interstellar spacecraft Voyager 2 after an incorrect command pointed the spacecraft away from Earth, cutting off data for about two weeks.

    2023 August 6, Emilee Speck, FOX Weather

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbring back into original existence, use, function, or position

Similar
restorereinstate
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
reinstatereinstituterestorerevive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  8. Proto-Italic*staējō
  9. Proto-Italic*staēō
  10. Proto-Italic*staðlis?
  11. Latinstabilis
  12. Latinstabilīre
  13. Old Frenchestablir
  14. Middle Englishestablissen
  15. Englishestablish
  16. Englishreestablish

From re- + establish.

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Translations

Catalan restablir
  • restablirestablish again
French rétablir
  • rétablirestablish again
Greek αναθεμελιώνω
  • αναθεμελιώνω (anathemelióno)establish again
Latin restituō, restaurō
  • restituōestablish again
  • restaurōestablish again
Portuguese restabelecer
  • restabelecerestablish again
Russian восстанавливать
  • восстанавливать (vosstanavlivatʹ)establish again
Spanish restablecer, reestablecer
  • restablecerestablish again
  • reestablecerestablish again

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

establisher
Cite this entry
APA

reestablish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reestablish

MLA

“reestablish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reestablish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reestablish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reestablish.

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