reestablish

verb

re·​es·​tab·​lish (ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish 

variants or re-establish

reestablished or re-established; reestablishing or re-establishing

transitive verb

: to establish (something or someone) again

Within one year he rallied his forces, invaded the delta, and reestablished his rule.

—Harry A. Gailey, Jr.

Those deals allowed Washington to reestablish diplomatic relations with Egypt and Syria …

—Robert D. Kaplan

Thanks to an extended captive breeding program, the California condor stands a chance of reestablishing itself in the wild.

—Todd Wilkinson

"He quickly reestablished himself as a top pitcher, arguably the best in this draft," says one NL scout who saw him throw.

—Albert Chen

NASA scientists lost contact with it right after the craft was ordered to pressurize its fuel tanks. All attempts to reestablish contact have failed.

—Science Activities

reestablishment

(ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish-mənt 

noun

or re-establishment

… the reestablishment of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See in 1984 …

—Thomas J. Reese

John's solitary tomb … is apt testimony to the central role of Florence in the re-establishment of the Roman Papacy.

—Richard Fremantle

Examples of reestablish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sellers recently moved in with his aunt and uncle in Mooresville to reestablish North Carolina residency for college applications. —Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025

This type of loss of signal (LOS) is anticipated by NASA's tracking systems, which usually reestablish connections with distant spacecraft after they are temporarily blocked by planetary bodies. —Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025

Washington will also have to reestablish its stature as a responsible global leader. —Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025

The process follows a long effort to reestablish a population of turkeys in Wisconsin, which finally met with resounding success in the mid-1970s. —Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reestablish

• establish