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to rerelease

to rerelease

2 4.8
To make a film, album or book available again, often with extra content
  • verb
  • /ˌriːrɪˈliːs/
translation icon : republicar
  • Originally released in November 1997 in a US version, Come on Over was rereleased in an international version, with new mixes and versions of many of the songs, all in a new order, in November 1999.
  • rereleased films
  • recently rereleased

Examples

  • It used to be that Disney would rerelease its old animated features on a regular schedule into theaters, reaching a new audience every decade or so with sure-fire quality entertainment that made parents cheer and kept kids entertained.

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  • Just rereleased on video is Gremlins, though I can't imagine why.

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

  • A dear friend of mine has come along to rerelease her book Radical Confidence.

  • They are rereleasing the patches to correct this issue.

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  • As the album is rereleased after 20 years, alongside a film about the band, Bono and Edge recall the turmoil that surrounded the recording and talk about their future.

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  • Achtung Baby is rereleased next Friday in five formats, including a remastered CD and a six-CD, four-DVD edition that includes the film From the Sky Down.

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  • So the studio rereleased its Oscar-winning "Beauty and the Beast" in a retrofitted 3D version that didn't really solve the problem of turning two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional images.

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  • The movie studio decided to rerelease the classic film to reach a new generation of viewers.

  • After significant enhancements, the music label will rerelease the album with additional tracks next month.

  • The popular video game was rereleased on multiple platforms to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Synonyms

to reprint
vsto rerelease
29 3.5

To make new copies of a book or article, often after they sell out

makes the same item available again across formats or distributions
to republish
vsto rerelease
11 4.2

Make a book or article available to the public again after change

makes a work available again without requiring editorial change
to rebroadcast
vsto rerelease
4 4.0

To show on television or radio again after its first showing

makes content available again for purchase or public distribution rather than only airing

Antonyms

to withdraw
159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

How New

remake
70 4.1
to remaster
5 5.1
to rerelease
2 4.8
to reissue
12 4.4
reprint
5 3.7

Surface Forms

rerelease infinitive
rereleased past
rereleased past participle
rereleasing present participle
rereleases third person singular

Morphology

rerelease = release (transparent) = re + release

The meaning is a straightforward repetition of the verb 'release': to release something again.

Etymology

Rerelease is formed from re- 'again' plus release 'to make public'. So to rerelease something is to make it available to the public again, for example a film or album with new extras.