redispose

verb

re·​dis·​pose (ˌ)rē-di-ˈspōz How to pronounce redispose (audio)
redisposed; redisposing; redisposes

transitive verb

: to dispose (someone or something) again
especially : rearrange, reposition
… the Biak Detachment redisposed its troops to meet new Allied attacks. Robert Ross Smith
(old-fashioned + literary) She got up and redisposed herself on the couch. Waldo David Frank
redisposition noun
plural redispositions
a redisposition of forces
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Word History

First Known Use

1635, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redispose was in 1635

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“Redispose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redispose. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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