reinstall
Britishverb
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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
Example Sentences
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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
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
She said Boeing has not provided the records required to be kept of the work done to open and then reinstall the door plug.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 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
If you repartition your boot drive, you may find that you have to reinstall your existing operating system's boot loader2.1 or the entire operating system itself.
From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John
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