SINCE 1828
reinstall
verb
re·in·stall
| \ (ˌ)rē-in-ˈstȯl
\
\
reinstalled;
reinstalling
Definition of reinstall
: 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
Other Words from reinstall
reinstallation
\ (ˌ)rē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən
\
noun,
plural reinstallations
\
noun,
plural reinstallations
Reinstallation of valve covers, a seemingly brief task, took Ron and I six full hours.
— Chuck Asbury
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