reassemble

verb

re·​as·​sem·​ble (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsem-bəl How to pronounce reassemble (audio)
reassembled; reassembling; reassembles
1
transitive : to assemble (something) again : to bring or put together the parts of (something) again
reassemble a committee
Internet traffic is broken up into small chunks of data called "packets" that travel through the wires separately and then are reassembled by the computer or mobile device that's receiving them.David Choffnes
2
intransitive : to come together again : to assemble again
San Francisco has a bye this week during which most of the healthy players will leave town until the team reassembles next Monday.Matt Barrows

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Our players have to carry them to the top of the hill and reassemble them. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025 The standard governs the safe disassembling, testing, and reassembling of EV batteries into stationary energy storage. Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 With twice the number of geometric figures, it could be scrambled and reassembled into more complex shapes, like intricate gladiators and warships and elephants. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 Of the 240 original temples, only a few central ones were reassembled in the 20th century, so that the site is strewed with countless piles of the rubble of lesser buildings. Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reassemble 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reassemble was in the 15th century

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“Reassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassemble. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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