rearticulate

verb

re·ar·tic·u·late | \ (ˌ)rē-är-ˈti-kyə-ˌlāt

rearticulated; rearticulating; rearticulates

Definition of rearticulate

: to articulate (something) again: such as

a : to give new or further utterance or expression to … a small team has been tasked with rearticulating the college's mission and identity statement. —James K. A. Smith

b : to reassemble and join together all or some of (the bones comprising the skeleton of a dead animal) The "Dino Daze" festival was built around the return of the allosaurus, which was scientifically rearticulated by Hadley Exhibits. —Mark Sommer rearticulated the fox skeleton using wire and glue

Other words from rearticulate

rearticulation \(ˌ)rē-(ˌ)är-ˌti-kyə-ˈlā-shən

\ noun plural rearticulations

It is, therefore, a voice that richly merits reexposure and rearticulation … —Menachem Fisch … the rearticulation of a killer whale skeleton. —Shannon Haugland