reapply

verb

re·​ap·​ply (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈplī 

reapplied; reapplying; reapplies

: to apply for a second or subsequent time: such as

a

intransitive : to make a new appeal or request especially in the form of a written application

… allowing some of the fired controllers to reapply for their old jobs.

—Darcy Frey

b

transitive : to lay or spread (something) on again

reapply makeup

Many repellents do not weather well and will need to be reapplied after a rain.

—Kyle Robinson

Examples of reapply in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shoaib, meanwhile, has aged out and can no longer reapply. —Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 21 Nov. 2025

Follow product directions to spray around windows, doors, and exterior walls, and reapply as needed. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025

Those who do not recertify benefits in time no longer receive them and have to reapply entirely. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025

Rollins has also recently confirmed plans to make each SNAP recipient reapply for their benefits. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above