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REESTABLISH
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they reestablish ... he / she / it reestablishes
Past simple: reestablished
Past participle: reestablished
-ing form: reestablishing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
Example:
restore the emperor to the throne
Synonyms:
reestablish; reinstate; restore
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "reestablish" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reestablish"):
redeem (restore the honor or worth of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
