reinstall
Britishverb
-
to put in place and connect (machinery, equipment, etc) again
-
to install (computer software) again, usually to solve a technical problem
-
to put (someone) back in a position, rank, etc
Trinidad reinstalled him against Honduras
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
According to the Washington Litigation Group, which initiated legal proceedings in New York to demand the return of the rainbow colors, the administration agreed, under a settlement, to reinstall the flag permanently.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
It later denied a second permit to reinstall the statue.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
In typical final assembly operations, despite some reports to the contrary, Boeing doesn’t remove and reinstall the plug.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024
Overnight, OpenAI announced that it had an “agreement in principal” to reinstall Sam Altman as C.E.O., while the board members who pushed him out are departing.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Nevertheless, she endured it all without a protest, blindly trusting that these instruments of torture would help reinstall her in Jake's good graces.
From Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto by Cahan, Abraham
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
