reimpose

verb

re·​im·​pose (ˌ)rē-im-ˈpōz 

reimposed; reimposing

transitive verb

: to impose (something) again

Months would pass, and one police officer would die, before Canadian soldiers reimposed order.

—John Kalbfleisch

The state of siege, which had been briefly lifted, was reimposed …

—Isabel Hilton

… [U.S.] allies have usually been reluctant to reimpose sanctions after many were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear accord.

—Mark Landler et al.

… said he will ask his country's congress to reimpose the death penalty, which has been suspended since 2006 …

—Irish Examiner (online)

EU governments in the passport-free Schengen zone would be able to reimpose border controls when faced with extraordinary flows of migrants …

—BBC News (online)

… residents could vote to reimpose property taxes in order to provide additional local funding.

—Lonnie Harp

reimposition

(ˌ)rē-ˌim-pə-ˈzi-shən 

noun

plural reimpositions

… doesn't want the forcible reimposition of a right-wing dictatorship.

—Christopher Hitchens

Examples of reimpose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If successful, the talks could not only reimpose critical restrictions on Iran's nuclear activity but also ease sanctions and deescalate tensions across the Middle East, where Israel and the United States have threatened an attack if no deal is reached. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025

The 2015 nuclear deal featured a snapback mechanism, designed to allow any of the agreement’s parties to reimpose international sanctions. —Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025

Last year, Maduro suspended the flights after President Joe Biden threatened to reimpose oil sanctions in response to the Venezuelan leader’s failure to follow through on commitments for democratic reforms. —Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025

Washington reimposed sweeping sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports, banking sector, and defense industries in a bid to cripple the economy and pressure Tehran into compliance. —Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reimpose

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• decompose