rehandle

verb

re·​han·​dle (ˌ)rē-ˈhan-dᵊl 

rehandled; rehandling

transitive verb

: to handle (something) again: such as

a

: to hold, touch, or move (something) again with the hands

Every time the materials are rehandled, it adds to the production cost.

After the public's crude mishandling [of the work of art], it would now be rehandled by a special team of assembled experts and professionals …

—Annika Marie

b

: to deal with (something) again

rehandle a situation

a modern rehandling of an age-old literary theme

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above