reinstall

verb

re·​in·​stall (ˌ)rē-in-ˈstȯl 

reinstalled; reinstalling

transitive verb

: to install (something or someone) again

Reinstall the software and reboot the computer.

reinstall carpet

… the Meiji Restoration, when the emperor was reinstalled as the central figure of the government and the shogun system was disbanded.

—Bennett Schiff

reinstallation

(ˌ)rē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən 

noun

plural reinstallations

Reinstallation of valve covers, a seemingly brief task, took Ron and I six full hours.

—Chuck Asbury

Examples of reinstall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mark which side of the blade faces downward before removing it so it’s reinstalled correctly. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 22 July 2026

If security software cannot confirm that CrashStealer has been fully removed, contact Apple Support or a qualified technician about erasing the Mac and reinstalling macOS. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

About half of the previous panels were reinstalled earlier this year before a court ordered that work to stop. — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

In Portland, Oregon, a statue of Lincoln is set to be reinstalled after it was pulled off its pedestal in 2020 amid national social justice protests that followed the killing of George Floyd. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reinstall

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale