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re-present

American  
[ree-pri-zent] / ˌri prɪˈzɛnt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to present again or anew.


re-present British  
/ ˌriːprɪˈzɛnt /

verb

  1. (tr) to present again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of re-present

First recorded in 1555–65; re- + present 2

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At other times it appeared more as a devouring, of the earth and its people, by men who wanted to possess these things and re-present them as their own creation.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2022

“We are willing to do whatever it takes to continue confidence in the justice system,” she wrote, adding that prosecutors were ready to re-present all cases if needed.

From Seattle Times Mar. 6, 2022

As he and Syphax work with the National Park Service to re-present the property, Hammond said he wants to bring his descendants and others who were enslaved on the property to life for visitors.

From Washington Post Aug. 24, 2020

“One of the reasons to tell any kind of historical event, to re-present it for people, is because it is relevant now,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2019

Returning, in haste, I re-present my document, corrected and revised, for inspection. 

From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by William Duthie

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