reimage

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verb

To completely replace the operating system (on a particular computer) with a preconfigured image, typically as a drastic means of fixing problems.

OriginEnglish image ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreimage (third-person singular simple present reimages, present participle reimaging, simple past and past participle reimaged)

present singular third person reimages · participle present reimaging · participle past reimaged · past reimaged

  1. transitivecomputingTo completely replace the operating system (on a particular computer) with a preconfigured image, typically as a drastic means of fixing problems.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishimage
  7. Englishreimage

From re- + image.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Geremia
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APA

reimage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reimage

MLA

“reimage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reimage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reimage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reimage.

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