reopen

[ree-oh-puh n]

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verb (used with or without object)

to open again.

to start again; resume: to reopen an argument; to reopen an attack.

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Origin of reopen

First recorded in 1725–35; re- + open

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Examples from the Web for reopen

The U.S. will reopen an embassy in Havana, meaning an ambassador will be appointed.
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To combat Ebola, we need to make sure we reopen safe schools as soon as possible.
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And they never were, despite a grand jury being convened in 1937 to reopen the investigation.
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But he does not have his SIV number, which is required to reopen his case.
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A procedure to reopen his urinary tract could have been done under local anesthesia.
Ayatollah Khamenei’s Cancer Scare|IranWire|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many of the idle factories failed to reopen, others moved with painful caution.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
Norman Lloyd during all that time did not reopen his factory, and in the autumn two others shut down.
The Portion of Labor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
At Fort Leavenworth there appeared to have been no systematic effort to reopen these lines.
The Battle of Atlanta|Grenville M. Dodge
Possibly Miss Archer was not anxious to reopen the subject by thus courting fresh rebellion.
Marjorie Dean, High School Junior|Pauline Lester
He was compelled to send the fleet at once to the straits in order to reopen communications.
The History of Antiquity|Max Duncker

British Dictionary definitions for reopen

reopen

verb

to open or cause to open again

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Word Origin and History for reopen

reopen

1733 (transitive), from re- "again" + open (v.). Intransitive sense from 1830. Related: Reopened; reopening.

reopen

verb (used with or without object)

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