reinsert

verb

re·​in·​sert (ˌ)rē-in-ˈsərt 

reinserted; reinserting

transitive verb

: to insert (something) again

He knew how to fix the sewing machine and the phonograph, and taught me how to reinsert the bristles in my grandmother's silver brushes, an involved and smelly business of melted brown glue and deft tweezers.

—Dona Guimaraes

Years afterwards Eliot made a fair copy of The Waste Land in his own handwriting, and reinserted the line from memory.

—Richard Ellman

reinsertion

(ˌ)rē-in-ˈsər-shən 

noun

plural reinsertions

These investigators successfully fertilized a human egg by direct injection of a single sperm under the microscope, followed by reinsertion of the egg into the woman's uterus.

—Science

Examples of reinsert in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, despite its readability, Martin’s biography did little to reinsert Perkins into the public consciousness. —Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024

When your trip is over, simply reinsert your U.S. SIM card or toggle back to your U.S. eSIM. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2024

But, come the stretch run of the season, the Dodgers could always opt to reinsert Rojas as their primary shortstop and slide Betts over to second base (a return to right field, people around the organization believe, is unlikely at this stage of Betts’ season). —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024

Wait for the epoxy to fully harden, then reinsert the screwdriver and twist counterclockwise to extract the metal base of the bulb. —Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above