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verb re·start \(ËŒ)rÄ“-ˈstärt\

: to make (something) start again after it has stopped

: to start again after stopping

Full Definition of RESTART

transitive verb

1

:  to start anew

2

:  to resume (as an activity) after interruption

intransitive verb

:  to resume operation

— re·start \ˈrÄ“-ËŒstärt, (ËŒ)re-ˈ\ noun

— re·start·able \-ˈstär-tÉ™-bÉ™l\ adjective

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Examples of RESTART

1. They plan to restart negotiations next week.
2. The tournament will restart tomorrow.

First Known Use of RESTART

1749

Related to RESTART

Synonyms

continue, pick up, proceed (with), renew, reopen, resume

Related Words

resuscitate, revive; recrudesce

Near Antonyms

complete, conclude, consummate, end, finalize, finish; belay, break, can [slang], cease, check, cut, desist, discontinue, drop, halt, knock off, leave off, quit, scuttle, shut off, stay, stop, terminate

Rhymes with RESTART

apart, at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, depart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, false start, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, impart, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, redstart, street-smart, Stuttgart, sweetheart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part