reassemble

verb

re·​as·​sem·​ble (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsem-bəl 

reassembled; reassembling; reassembles

1

transitive : to assemble (something) again : to bring or put together the parts of (something) again

reassemble a committee

Internet traffic is broken up into small chunks of data called "packets" that travel through the wires separately and then are reassembled by the computer or mobile device that's receiving them.

—David Choffnes

2

intransitive : to come together again : to assemble again

San Francisco has a bye this week during which most of the healthy players will leave town until the team reassembles next Monday.

—Matt Barrows

Examples of reassemble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And for a truly unprecedented journey to the island of Sicily, passengers watch as the train is decoupled and loaded on a ferry to cross the Strait of Messina before being reassembled to continue the journey on the other side. —Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024

In one example of such efforts, a thermal power plant in Lithuania is being dismantled and shipped to Ukraine where it will be reassembled. —Hanna Ziady, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024

Scarlett Johansson, one of the original Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Black Widow agent Natasha Romanoff, reassembled some of her fellow costars in support of Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5. —Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024

Each piece is verified independently, and only the authorized entities can reassemble and access the full information. —Alexander Ray, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1