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 tenets of Brind’Amour’s system — the pros and the cons, real and perceived — have been picked apart, reassembled and picked apart again for the better part of a decade. —Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 May 2026

After lighthearted antics at the theater, guests who were still standing reassembled at the sports bar, Excite, where the party continued into early morning hours. —Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026

The men also reassembled as the collective Strike Force Five to raise money for charity in one of Colbert's final shows. —Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026

Edges are filed, and fragments are reassembled using a paste made from lacquer, flour and water. —Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reassemble

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