reimpose

verb

re·​im·​pose (ˌ)rē-im-ˈpōz How to pronounce reimpose (audio)
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 reimposedIsabel 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 noun
plural reimpositions
… doesn't want the forcible reimposition of a right-wing dictatorship. Christopher Hitchens

Examples of reimpose in a Sentence

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Still, if the sanctions were lifted now, North Korea could reasonably hope they won’t be reimposed. Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025 Now that the dust has settled, Israel is again calling on European nations that are still part of the Obama-era JCPOA to reimpose U.N. sanctions against Iran. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 July 2025 During his first term in 2018, Trump ditched a 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and six powers and reimposed sanctions that have crippled Iran’s economy. Reuters, NBC news, 10 June 2025 Consumers should still brace for higher prices and a slowing economy, at least in the near term, while the Fed is even more likely to stay on the sidelines until the appeals process proceeds and/or the administration finds other ways to reimpose tariffs. Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for reimpose

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reimpose was in 1611

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“Reimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimpose. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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