readopt
verb
re·adopt
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈdäpt 
readopted; readopting; readopts
: to adopt again: such as
a
: to take up and practice or use (something) again
In recent years, the school has readopted this tradition of burying time capsules for the graduating classes …—
Harrison Clifford
Harrison Clifford
b
: to formally reaccept and again put into effect (something)
… the council opted to readopt the Fiscal 2017 budget with no rate increases and revisit the budget later.—Tamela Baker
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Experts told me that more measures may return as cases ratchet up—and unlike people in many other countries, the Chinese may be more eager to readopt them to quash a ballooning outbreak.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2022
Fauci said he is encouraged that BA.2 does not appear to cause more severe disease, but warned if the U.S. experiences another COVID wave, Americans must be willing to readopt mitigation measures -- and other experts agree.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2022
The Poway City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday to readopt its trustee area district maps, which were shown to still be in compliance with census 2020 results.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2022
The airlines want the government to readopt its previous policy, where quarantine was limited to passengers from high-risk countries.
—BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2020
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2022
Fauci said he is encouraged that BA.2 does not appear to cause more severe disease, but warned if the U.S. experiences another COVID wave, Americans must be willing to readopt mitigation measures -- and other experts agree.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2022
The Poway City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday to readopt its trustee area district maps, which were shown to still be in compliance with census 2020 results.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2022
The airlines want the government to readopt its previous policy, where quarantine was limited to passengers from high-risk countries.
—BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2020
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“Readopt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readopt. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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