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

Now, following another loss at UFC 311 in January, Hill is back in the hunt, aiming to reestablish himself as one of the division’s most dangerous technicians. —Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 21 June 2025

Breyer correctly lays out that the fundamental purpose of the troops’ deployment in California is not to reestablish or maintain order because order was never lost in the first place. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025

By reestablishing the office as the hub of activity for their companies, employers can help reestablish city centers themselves as hubs of business activity. —Ryan Masiello, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

The authority to reestablish those sanctions by the complaint of any member of the original 2015 nuclear deal expires in October -- putting the West on a clock to exert pressure on Tehran over its program before losing that power. —Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reestablish

• establish