reestablish en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin stabilīre Old French establirbor. Middle English establissen English establish English reestablish From re- + establish.
Meanings
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(transitive) To establish again.
Zionism is a religious and political movement that brought Jews to their ancient homeland and reestablished Israel as the central location for Jewish identity.
2025 April 15, “Zionism”, in History.com:
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(transitive) To restore to a previously operational state.
NASA has reestablished contact with its interstellar spacecraft Voyager 2 after an incorrect command pointed the spacecraft away from Earth, cutting off data for about two weeks.
2023 August 6, Emilee Speck, FOX Weather:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reestablishes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reestablished | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reestablished | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| re-establish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reestablishing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reëstablish | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
el αναθεμελιώνω (establish again) · la restaurō (establish again) · es restablecer (establish again) · es reestablecer (establish again) · fr rétablir (establish again) · gl restablecer (establish again) · ru восстанавливать (establish again) · la restituō (establish again) · pt restabelecer (establish again) · ca restablir (establish again)