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to reposition

to reposition

23 3.9
To move something to another place
  • verb
  • /ˌriːpəˈzɪʃən/
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  • You look around, you resize, you reposition objects in virtual space, and it's shockingly smooth and natural.
  • reposition the patient
  • repositioning patients in bed
  • help to reposition

They sliced them like a tic tac toe and then they reposition them.

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Examples

  • Working in the digital domain lets users recolor, resize, reposition, and superpose images.

    Academic text (1992)
  • They had to reposition the furniture to create more space in the room.

  • We need to reposition our brand.

  • But I thought the point was that you wanted to reposition their products in the market?

  • But we're also going to say, look, you know, how do we reposition our country so that you can breed more prosperity and success?

  • I want all UK assets repositioned and fixed on them now.

  • In just days, they came and repositioned the back of our house on its supports.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • In doing that, I was trying to reposition the field of anthropology within the natural history context.

    Academic text (1999)
  • They have to reposition the official South Pole marker because it can move 100 feet a year !

  • As a result, Afro-Antilleans have attempted to reposition themselves nationally through participation in transnational circuits.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

to put
vsto reposition
1.0

Move something to a particular place or position

is about moving an already placed item to a different location
to place
vsto reposition
1.0

To put something in a particular position or job

is moving an item to a different site rather than assigning a role
to shift
vsto reposition
683 2.0

Move someone or something from one place to another

is specifically about moving a thing to a different place rather than abstract state changes
to position
vsto reposition
159 2.5

To put something in a particular place carefully

is about changing an item's location rather than careful arranging
to situate
vsto reposition
61 3.9

Put someone or something in a certain place

is about moving an item to a different place rather than fixing its contextual position
to rearrange
vsto reposition
48 2.1

To move things so they are in a new order

is about moving something to a different place rather than altering order
to realign
vsto reposition
28 4.9

To move things or ideas into the right position

is simply moving an item to a different place without fixing alignment
to translate
vsto reposition
  • Specialized
9 8.3

Move a shape or object in space without turning it

is broader, covering movement that may include rotation or other changes
to reorient
vsto reposition
8 5.6

To change the direction or main focus of something

is about moving an item to another place rather than changing direction or focus
to emplace
vsto reposition
  • Specialized
1 9.1

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

is about relocating an item rather than firmly securing it in one spot
to bring forward
vsto reposition
1 3.6

To move something closer to the front, for example a chair

is about moving items to any different position not only forward
to translocate
vsto reposition
  • Specialized
1 7.5

To move something from one part of a cell or body to another

is the general act of relocating items without biological limitation
to resituate
vsto reposition
7.4

To move something or someone to a new place

is the general act of changing an item's place without newness focus
to stell
vsto reposition
  • Archaic
9.9

Put something in a certain place

is about moving an item to another location rather than fixing it in place

How Far

to relocate
147 3.7
to transfer
528 2.7
to reposition
23 3.9
move
167 1.0
to adjust
317 2.7
to nudge
33 3.8

Surface Forms

reposition infinitive
repositioned past participle
repositioning present participle
repositions third person singular

Morphology

reposition = position (transparent) = re + position

For this literal sense, 'reposition' is a straightforward use of 're-' plus 'position', meaning to position again or differently.

Etymology

Reposition breaks into re- meaning 'again' and position meaning 'place', from a word for 'to put'. So to reposition something is to 'put' it again in a new or better spot, which explains why we talk about repositioning a mirror, a sofa, or even a bone.