reinstall

verb

re·​in·​stall (ˌ)rē-in-ˈstȯl 

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

(ˌ)rē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Kids clever enough to uninstall and reinstall an app to circumvent Screen Time limits will find this loophole has now been closed. —David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

If a child uninstalls and reinstalls an app, the Screen Time App Limits are still in effect. —Angrej Singh, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025

The walls can then be reinstalled whenever a proper boxed bed is needed. —New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025

The arched French doors still face onto the garden by Russell Page, which has been ripped up and reinstalled over a new underground auditorium. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

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