to resituate
1
7.4
- verb
- /ˌriːˈsɪtʃueɪt/
- 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
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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.
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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.
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The artist decided to resituate her paintings to create a more balanced display in the gallery.
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After the renovation, they resituated the furniture to maximize the view of the garden.
Synonyms
95
2.1
To move things so they are in a new order
62
4.1
Move a person to a different job or place of work within a company
23
3.9
To move something to another place
15
6.0
To move people or equipment to a new place for a different task after they are sent
15
4.3
Move to a new place to live when something forces you to leave your home
14
3.3
To put a tree, flower, or seed back into the ground after moving it
7
5.6
To change the direction or main focus of something
1
9.1
To put something firmly in a chosen place, often for machines or heavy equipment
1
6.3
To adjust direction or focus after a change
1
7.0
To get people or yourself used to a new situation after a change
To arrange something again in a different way
How Far
- Specialized
15
4.8
134
3.7
1
7.4
681
2.7
355
3.5
411
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.