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

Recent Examples on the Web Federal prosecutor Annalise Peters urged the judge to reimpose the seven-year sentence. Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024 The Taliban has reimposed its medieval, nihilistic rule, resuming public executions, and subjecting Afghan women and girls to a terrible fate. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Sep. 2024 That’s a description that fits Trump, whose administration ended a nuclear deal with Iran, reimposed sanctions and ordered the killing of the top Iranian general. Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024 In 2018, the United States reimposed sanctions on Iran’s oil exports in an attempt to constrain the country’s nuclear program, removing over one million barrels from the global oil market. Gregory Brew, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2022 See all Example Sentences for reimpose 

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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 8 Oct. 2024.

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