reinstall

verb

re·​in·​stall (ˌ)rē-in-ˈstȯl 

reinstalled; reinstalling

transitive verb

: to install (something or someone) again

Reinstall the software and reboot the computer.

reinstall carpet

… the Meiji Restoration, when the emperor was reinstalled as the central figure of the government and the shogun system was disbanded.

—Bennett Schiff

reinstallation

(ˌ)rē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən 

noun

plural reinstallations

Reinstallation of valve covers, a seemingly brief task, took Ron and I six full hours.

—Chuck Asbury

Examples of reinstall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new preview also highlights a new Windows feature called Cloud Rebuild, a recovery option that can reinstall Windows 11 directly from the cloud, even when an existing Windows 11 fails to boot. — ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

The most amusing part was a script, set to reinstall QQMusic and Ximalaya—two Chinese-market media subscription apps—plus an app store if they were ever found missing. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 28 Oct. 2026

But earlier this year, Ando abruptly stepped down and Hisamatsu was reinstalled at the top. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

According to that account, reverting to an older firmware version removed the problem, while reinstalling the newer update brought it back. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reinstall

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale