reinstall

verb

re·​in·​stall (ˌ)rē-in-ˈstȯl How to pronounce reinstall (audio)
reinstalled; reinstalling

transitive verb

: to install (something or someone) again
Reinstall the software and reboot the computer.
reinstall carpet
… the Meiji Restoration, when the emperor was reinstalled as the central figure of the government and the shogun system was disbanded.Bennett Schiff
reinstallation noun
plural reinstallations
Reinstallation of valve covers, a seemingly brief task, took Ron and I six full hours. Chuck Asbury

Examples of reinstall in a Sentence

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Despite some past, high-profile disputes with individual pieces and their artists, DIA remains committed to keeping its public art in its current — and reinstalled — homes, Weston said. John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025 While the Federal Reserve battled egg inflation, angry voters reinstalled Donald Trump in the White House. Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025 The report also said there was no progress thus far in reinstalling more monitoring equipment, including cameras, removed in June 2022. Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024 In January, a door plug blew out minutes into an Alaska Airlines flight on a 737 Max 9 after key bolts weren’t reinstalled before the plane left Boeing’s factory. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reinstall 

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reinstall was in 1595

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“Reinstall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstall. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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