reinstall
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
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to put in place and connect (machinery, equipment, etc) again
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to install (computer software) again, usually to solve a technical problem
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to put (someone) back in a position, rank, etc
Trinidad reinstalled him against Honduras
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Kurdi, who dedicated her doctoral thesis to the monastery complex, said they needed to "review old plans" to reinstall the base of the main column "and the part that remained of it".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Instead, they had to pay upward of tens of thousands of dollars to fix damaged septic systems, reinstall their own power poles and repave the asphalt melted from private roads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 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
And now there were several Speculations, what Method the French King wou'd take to make the World believe he had a Design to reinstall King James.
From Memoirs of Major Alexander Ramkins (1718) by Defoe, Daniel
Later that month, the company was revealed to have broken Apple’s rules in an effort to fight fraud in China, keeping track of specific devices between reinstalls.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2017
This will continue until the country reinstalls quality anti-doping programmes.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2015
She rechecks the little house under her pillow and fights the temptation to take out the stone and instead reinstalls the house inside the model city at the foot of her bed.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
On its return to France in late 2027, the tapestry will be reinstalled at its museum in Bayeux, which is currently closed for renovations, before undergoing a delicate and long-delayed restoration.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
He had heard a tip from some former clients that the mournful yowls of lynx had been heard overnight near the public viewing area, so we reinstalled ourselves nearby on his secret mountain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
As for football, it was reinstalled at Chicago in 1969 and now competes at the Division III level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Two Wright-designed sofa tables, which the architect had said he considered “part of the house design itself,” were reinstalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
Nor could Cahokia Creek readily be reinstalled in its original location.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
“If you’re still experiencing issues we recommend uninstalling and reinstalling the app,” the account posted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
When plans fell through for Lennon's new US studio Mr Veale was then given the job of unboxing everything and reinstalling it for use by Starr before it had left Tittenhurst.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023
Star Garden did agree to renovate the club and addressed many environmental safety hazards dancers raised, reinstalling the pole right side up and steam cleaning carpeted areas, for example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Merrifield said he expressed concerns about safety issues to county commissioners about reinstalling the statue in Española outside the county building.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
"You!" repeated McKinstry quietly, reinstalling the hand Ford had attempted to withdraw.
From Cressy by Harte, Bret
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