reassemble

verb

re·​as·​sem·​ble (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsem-bəl How to pronounce reassemble (audio)
reassembled; reassembling; reassembles
1
transitive : to assemble (something) again : to bring or put together the parts of (something) again
reassemble a committee
Internet traffic is broken up into small chunks of data called "packets" that travel through the wires separately and then are reassembled by the computer or mobile device that's receiving them.David Choffnes
2
intransitive : to come together again : to assemble again
San Francisco has a bye this week during which most of the healthy players will leave town until the team reassembles next Monday.Matt Barrows

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Of the 240 original temples, only a few central ones were reassembled in the 20th century, so that the site is strewed with countless piles of the rubble of lesser buildings. Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 The couch was reassembled and positioned for good TV viewing. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024 With the help of the axiom of choice, a sphere with volume V can be broken down into complicated individual parts and reassembled in such a way that two spheres with respective volumes V are created. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024 Also, the seller says it's made to last up to 25 years and can be reassembled several times. Toni Sutton, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reassemble 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reassemble was in the 15th century

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“Reassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassemble. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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