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

Beyond shrill denunciations, this time around China has tightened the economic vise, discouraging travel to Japan and reimposing a ban on seafood imports. —Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025

That prompted a federal judge to reimpose the settlement. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has said Trump may turn to 301 or 122 powers to reimpose import taxes if the Supreme Court rules against the administration. —Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025

Critics oppose removing all restrictions at once without retaining the ability to easily reimpose them; supporters say doing so is the only way to give investors certainty. —Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reimpose

• agarose
• aliquots
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• calicoes
• cameos
• commandos
• conversos
• decompose