reoperate

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UK/ɹiːˈɒpəˌɹeɪt/

verb

to operate (surgically) again (on the same thing as a previous operation).

“As soon as the spaceship was completely repaired, it started reoperating.”

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Meanings

verbreoperate (third-person singular simple present reoperates, present participle reoperating, simple past and past participle reoperated)

present singular third person reoperates · participle present reoperating · participle past reoperated · past reoperated

  1. intransitivemedicineto operate (surgically) again (on the same thing as a previous operation).

    When a problem reoccurs after surgery, it might be necessary to reoperate on a patient.

  2. intransitiveto begin to operate or function again.

    As soon as the spaceship was completely repaired, it started reoperating.

  3. transitivebusinessto bring back (something) into operation.

    Antoní and Consuela reoperated the factory's candy machine that had been stored in the storage room for over a decade.

Origin

From re- + operate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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