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

The aftermath After the cup had been presented and the on-field celebrations had finally wound down, Palace’s players reassembled in the dressing room, with each receiving a bottle of beer and Champagne. —Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025

The idea to reassemble a murderer’s row of the show’s famous guest stars was more of a pipe dream than anything, until all the pieces fell into place. —Hunter Ingram, Variety, 9 May 2025

While reassembling the picture was one task, the sound was a whole other challenge. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2025

To look at him in his grave, however artfully reassembled, is to look squarely at this fact. —Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reassemble

• assemble
• dissemble
• resemble
• disassemble
• semble
• tremble