reassemble

verb

re·​as·​sem·​ble (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsem-bəl 

reassembled; reassembling; reassembles

1

transitive : to assemble (something) again : to bring or put together the parts of (something) again

reassemble a committee

Internet traffic is broken up into small chunks of data called "packets" that travel through the wires separately and then are reassembled by the computer or mobile device that's receiving them.

—David Choffnes

2

intransitive : to come together again : to assemble again

San Francisco has a bye this week during which most of the healthy players will leave town until the team reassembles next Monday.

—Matt Barrows

Examples of reassemble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Via YouTube tutorials on Starlink internet, the scientists became generator experts, disassembling and reassembling the machines. —Bychristian Elliott, science.org, 18 Apr. 2024

Scientists will also need to reassemble the fragile fossil, which broke into two pieces during transportation. —Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024

In one, the cells break down fats into fatty acids, then quickly reassemble them back into new fats. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2024

It will then be reassembled and continue on the tracks in Messina. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1