to reestablish

Examples

• All

• Luke Skywalker has formed an academy to reestablish the Jedi Knights, former guardians of the Old Republic.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Law and order are being reestablished in Chile.

  Colonia (2015)

• But he did that so that he could reestablish a solid foundation for knowledge and indeed even for science.

• We must reestablish the connection now, or all is lost.

  Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 (2022)

• And we need to reestablish social contact with our public.

  Where the Boys Are (1960)

• In short, it has failed to reestablish a political foundation for a sustainable foreign economic policy.

  Academic text (1999)

• When possible, transfer your base of operations outside the affected area and reestablish positive communications with this headquarters.

  Fiction book (1996)

• We are now in a new era of walls and unless you reestablish order fast, then we are doomed.

• America needs its artists and intellectuals, and they need to reestablish their rightful place in the general culture.

• After the storm, we need to reestablish the damaged power lines so everyone can have electricity again.

Synonyms

R

to regain

vsto reestablish

275 3.3

To get something back after losing it

is about bringing back existence or position rather than merely recovering possession

R

to reinstate

vsto reestablish

110 5.8

To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job

is broader, including return to existence or use beyond mere positions

R

to revive

vsto reestablish

104 4.2

Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten

focuses on general return to existence, use, or position rather than life or popularity

R

to renew

vsto reestablish

94 3.7

Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity

focuses on bringing back into existence, use, or position, not only refreshing

R

to restore

vsto reestablish

70 3.5

Bring back a previous situation, function, or position

is broader, covering return into existence, use, or position

R

to reintroduce

vsto reestablish

43 3.9

To bring something back after it was gone or not used

is about returning into existence, use, or position rather than merely presenting

R

to resurrect

vsto reestablish

42 6.8

Bring something back into use after it was forgotten

is wider, covering return into existence or position, not only renewed attention

R

to rekindle

vsto reestablish

33 5.1

Make a feeling or interest strong again

is broader return to existence, use, or position beyond feelings or interest

R

to reconstitute

vsto reestablish

18 7.0

Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed

is the return to previous existence or use, not structural recreation

R

to relaunch

vsto reestablish

7 3.9

To start something again after it stops or after you change it

is the general return to existence or use, not only a fresh start

R

to regenerate

vsto reestablish

6 5.5

Bring something back to a better or original state

is general return without implying improvement or renewal

R

to reinstitute

vsto reestablish

6 6.1

To start again a rule or practice that stopped

is general returning into existence or use, not limited to rules or systems

R

to reacquire

vsto reestablish

5 5.5

To get something back after you lose or give it up

is wider, covering return to existence or use rather than only buying back ownership

R

to reinitiate

vsto reestablish

1 5.9

To start a process or system again after it stopped

is broader, applying to return into existence, use, or position, not just starting

R

to recommission

vsto reestablish

• Specialized

1 6.6

To put a ship, building, or machine back into use after being inactive

is broader, applying to any return to existence, use, or position beyond service

R

to refound

vsto reestablish

1 6.2

To start something again after it has stopped

is the general act of bringing something back rather than newly creating it

R

to reattain

vsto reestablish

7.3

To get something back after you lose it

is the action of bringing something back into existence, use, or position rather than achieving

Antonyms

A

to abolish

112 4.1

To officially end a law, system, or practice

D

to disband

43 4.3

To stop being a group, for example a band or committee

How Connected

to reunite

138 3.2

to reestablish

37 4.3

to reconnect

86 3.7

to contact

∞ 2.5

to reach out

338 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology