Meanings
verbreinitialize (third-person singular simple present reinitializes, present participle reinitializing, simple past and past participle reinitialized)
present singular third person reinitializes · participle present reinitializing · participle past reinitialized · past reinitialized · alternative reinitialise
- To initialize again.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishinitialize
- Englishreinitialize
From re- + initialize.
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APA
reinitialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinitialize
MLA
“reinitialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinitialize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinitialize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinitialize.
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