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to resituate

to resituate

7.4
To move something or someone to a new place
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈsɪtʃueɪt/
translation icon : reubicar
  • This focus on isolated "historic properties" lets preservation decision-makers recommend the relatively easy protection measure of resituating the development to avoid these places.

Examples

  • She examined their bottles and resituated the flasks tucked under cushions and behind books whose words were printed in two columns.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And he needs to be resituated every three hours.

  • Where Is Your Vortex?" was an attempt to recapture public attention and to resituate himself at the head of a movement.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The Mexico Indigena researchers retooled and resituated regional geography for the digital age.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Resituating the altar here, close to the sacred Brunnen, has several interpretative advantages and is supported by parallels in other Holy Blood churches.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Popular cinema was the primary national venue through which these concerns were expressed and debated at a transformative moment when sound technology was introduced, a variety of genres were honed, and Hollywood resituated itself in Depression-era America.

    Academic text (2000)
  • At the turn of the twentieth century, Chichmanoff resituates Ackermann with the great poets of her time and yet nominally sets her apart as a femme poete.

    Academic text (2000)
  • She resituated the bookshelf to give more space in the living room.

  • The artist decided to resituate her paintings to create a more balanced display in the gallery.

  • After the renovation, they resituated the furniture to maximize the view of the garden.

Synonyms

to reassign
vsto resituate
74 4.1

Move a person to a different job or place of work within a company

refers to changing physical location rather than changing a role at work
to rearrange
vsto resituate
48 2.1

To move things so they are in a new order

means placing in a new location rather than only reordering parts
to reposition
vsto resituate
23 3.9

To move something to another place

places someone or something in a new location rather than minor tweaks
to redeploy
vsto resituate
16 6.0

To move people or equipment to a new place for a different task after they are sent

is general repositioning without implying operational redeployment or tasks
to resettle
vsto resituate
15 4.3

Move to a new place to live when something forces you to leave your home

covers placing anywhere new, not specifically long term resettlement
to replant
vsto resituate
14 3.3

To put a tree, flower, or seed back into the ground after moving it

applies to moving any object or person, not specifically plants
to reorient
vsto resituate
8 5.6

To change the direction or main focus of something

moves location without stressing change of direction or orientation
to emplace
vsto resituate
  • Specialized
1 9.1

To put something firmly in a chosen place, often for machines or heavy equipment

is broader placement without stressing firmness or fixation
to reaccommodate
vsto resituate
1 7.0

To get people or yourself used to a new situation after a change

is about physical placement without implying new planning or services
to reorientate
vsto resituate
  • UK
6.3

To adjust direction or focus after a change

focuses on relocating rather than regaining correct orientation
to redispose
vsto resituate
8.5

To arrange something again in a different way

centres on placing in a new location rather than changing order

How Far

transplant
  • Specialized
40 4.8
to relocate
147 3.7
to resituate
7.4
to transfer
528 2.7
shift
363 3.5
move
167 1.0

Surface Forms

resituate infinitive
resituated past
resituated past participle
resituating present participle
resituates third person singular

Morphology

resituate = situate (transparent) = re + situate

This is a straightforward case of adding 're-' to 'situate' to mean placing something again or in a different position.

Etymology

The word resituate comes from re- 'again' and situate 'to place', the same root as situation and site. So, to resituate something is to put it in a new place or move it again.