reassemble

verb

re·​as·​sem·​ble (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsem-bəl How to pronounce reassemble (audio)
reassembled; reassembling; reassembles
Synonyms of reassemblenext
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

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Rinse and dry fully before reassembling the air fryer. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026 Viewers voted to create teams for every major round of the competition, which meant the trainees were constantly reassembled into new lineups, with low-ranking contestants eliminated. Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026 So yeah, who is going to go into the Olympics, with everything that’s at stake, with the world shifting and media behavior, constantly shifting, and be absolutely confident that that big, giant American audience is going to reassemble? Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026 The latest development, shared with Interesting Engineering through an email, involves the successful trial of Remountable Joints (RMJs)—precision connections that allow massive fusion magnets to be disassembled and reassembled for maintenance. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassemble

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reassemble was in the 15th century

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“Reassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassemble. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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