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

In 2023, Luckey reestablished ModRetro—originally his 2009 online forum—as a hardware start-up designing and manufacturing modern remakes of classic 1990s handheld gaming systems. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

The initiative also aims to counter the perception that the facility is merely a gym and reestablish it as a community anchor for families, seniors, single parents and children with special needs. — Chase Jordan august 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026

The real question is how brands can reestablish authentic authority as both algorithms and audiences shift to reward truth over sheer volume. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

On July 8, the AI agents reestablished the message board within Artifactory using another zero-day exploit. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reestablish

• establish