to reinjure
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- verb
- /ˌriːˈɪnʤər/
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- Defensive lineman Tony McDaniel, hurt most of preseason and reinjured at Houston, was neither on the field nor working on the side.
- reinjured his knee
- reinjured his hamstring
- reinjured his back
Examples
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Why do this, I wonder, stumbling in the dark, reinjuring my foot, alternately sweating and chilled?
Fiction book (1998) -
Gray has definitely not been himself since reinjuring his ankle against that other NU.
Blog text (17) -
Gray reinjured his left ankle in the third quarter against Northwestern after returning to the field for the first time in four weeks.
Blog text (12) -
But the Pirates still saw fit to have him participate in that first day with the SEALs last month, and as you might guess, the ankle was reinjured.
Blog text (29) -
But early in the Louisiana State game, Smith reinjured his knee and, although he's missed only one game, he now plays with a speed-restricting brace.
Blog text (17) -
Defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, who hadn't played since a September game against New Orleans, reinjured a calf muscle.
Blog text (32) -
After returning to practice too soon, he was frustrated to discover that he had reinjured his ankle during drills.
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If he continues to push himself too hard, he risks reinjuring his previously damaged shoulder.
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The athlete was cautious during the game to avoid reinjuring his knee, which had only recently healed.
Synonyms
To rip something again after it was fixed or healed
To break a bone that healed wrong so it can heal correctly
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word reinjure is made from re- meaning 'again' and injure meaning 'to hurt'. So it means 'hurt again', which is why we use it for hurting the same part of the body after it has begun to heal.