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reopen

[ ree-oh-puh n ]
/ riˈoʊ pən /
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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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RELATED WORDS

restore, resume, renew, reinstate, restart, reestablish, proceed, recapitulate, recommence, reinstitute

Nearby words

  1. reobtain,
  2. reoccupy,
  3. reoccur,
  4. reoccurrence,
  5. reoffend,
  6. reopener,
  7. reorder,
  8. reordination,
  9. reorganization,
  10. reorganize

Origin of reopen

First recorded in 1725–35; re- + open
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British Dictionary definitions for reopen

reopen

/ (riːˈəʊpən) /

verb

to open or cause to open 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

Word Origin and History for reopen

reopen

v.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper