reinstall
verb
re·in·stall
(ˌ)rē-in-ˈstȯl 
reinstalled; reinstalling
: 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
Bennett Schiff
reinstallation
noun
plural reinstallations
Reinstallation of valve covers, a seemingly brief task, took Ron and I six full hours.
—Chuck Asbury
Chuck Asbury
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Dealers are to inspect and reinstall the starter motor terminal cover for free.
—James Powel, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
As Aerohart explains of its own device, the user simply puts the tinder – char cloth seems to be the most recommended – inside the cavity at the tip of the removable piston rod, reinstalls the piston back into the cylinder, then firmly and rapidly depresses it.
—New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Erase your Mac's drive and reinstall macOS from scratch.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Mateer dropped a touch after Week 3, but was reinstalled as the favorite after Week 4 when Oklahoma beat Auburn.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
As Aerohart explains of its own device, the user simply puts the tinder – char cloth seems to be the most recommended – inside the cavity at the tip of the removable piston rod, reinstalls the piston back into the cylinder, then firmly and rapidly depresses it.
—New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Erase your Mac's drive and reinstall macOS from scratch.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Mateer dropped a touch after Week 3, but was reinstalled as the favorite after Week 4 when Oklahoma beat Auburn.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Reinstall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstall. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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