reestablish

verb

re·​es·​tab·​lish (ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish 

variants or re-establish

reestablished or re-established; reestablishing or re-establishing

transitive verb

: to establish (something or someone) again

Within one year he rallied his forces, invaded the delta, and reestablished his rule.

—Harry A. Gailey, Jr.

Those deals allowed Washington to reestablish diplomatic relations with Egypt and Syria …

—Robert D. Kaplan

Thanks to an extended captive breeding program, the California condor stands a chance of reestablishing itself in the wild.

—Todd Wilkinson

"He quickly reestablished himself as a top pitcher, arguably the best in this draft," says one NL scout who saw him throw.

—Albert Chen

NASA scientists lost contact with it right after the craft was ordered to pressurize its fuel tanks. All attempts to reestablish contact have failed.

—Science Activities

reestablishment

(ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish-mənt 

noun

or re-establishment

… the reestablishment of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See in 1984 …

—Thomas J. Reese

John's solitary tomb … is apt testimony to the central role of Florence in the re-establishment of the Roman Papacy.

—Richard Fremantle

Examples of reestablish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once completed, more normal flows through the strait could be reestablished, allowing empty ships to start reentering the water to fill up and start taking long-sought-after oil to buyers who are scrambling for crude. —David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 June 2026

That way, when the sod is moved, the roots can reestablish themselves quickly. —Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Monday’s reclamation marked a key milestone in reestablishing the tribe’s ownership within the watershed. —Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026

In roughly half of the cases, dead foundation species hampered the ability of their living counterparts to reestablish, grow and survive after extreme events. —John Kominoski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reestablish

• establish