reinvestigate

verb

re·​in·​ves·​ti·​gate (ˌ)rē-in-ˈve-stə-ˌgāt 

reinvestigated; reinvestigating

transitive verb

: to investigate (something) again

… decided to use modern police methods to reinvestigate the case.

—Robert Wainwright

reinvestigation

(ˌ)rē-in-ˌve-stə-ˈgā-shən 

noun

plural reinvestigations

During the past 30 years, new discoveries and reinvestigations of long-forgotten specimens have coalesced into a flood of transitional fossils.

—Maureen Greenbaum

Examples of reinvestigate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After reinvestigating the prints, three suspects emerge to breathe new life into Reyos’s battle to clear his name. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 June 2025

Despite years of reinvestigating the Altidor murders, Smith was unable to uncover new evidence that could move the case forward. —David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025

The Michigan Attorney General's Office is currently reinvestigating the case. —Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025

Duran’s lawyers at California Innocence Advocates reinvestigated the case for seven years. —Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reinvestigate

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate