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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

Would you feel comfortable convening a meeting with the three other misclassified employees, reconfirming your impressions of the situation with them, and then deciding whether you want to collectively re-present your case to her together?

From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2021

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

Nature of Memory.—Mention has been made of the retentive power of the nervous system, and of a consequent tendency for mental images to revive, or re-present, themselves in consciousness.

From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education

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