Dictionary

reclose en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English close English reclose From re- + close.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To close or be closed after having previously been opened.
   • Stents improved the procedure by combating the tendency of many vessels to reclose quickly after angioplasty. 2007 June 1, Ronald Smothers, “Court Says New Jersey Official Was Wrong to Permit Angioplasties”, in New York Times:
   • In fact, in April 2014, the twentieth anniversary of Cobain's death, the Seattle Police Department had "reopened" the investigation into Cobain's death but closed it (or reclosed it) a week or so later, sticking to the original "suicide" ruling. 2016, Andrew Earles, Charles Cross, Gillian G. Gaar, Bob Gendron, Todd Martens, Mark Yarm, Kurt Cobain and Nirvana - Updated Edition, The Complete Illustrated History, page 198:

Forms

Deriveds

recloser