reestablish

verb

re·​es·​tab·​lish (ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish 

variants or re-establish

reestablished or re-established; reestablishing or re-establishing

transitive verb

: to establish (something or someone) again

Within one year he rallied his forces, invaded the delta, and reestablished his rule.

—Harry A. Gailey, Jr.

Those deals allowed Washington to reestablish diplomatic relations with Egypt and Syria …

—Robert D. Kaplan

Thanks to an extended captive breeding program, the California condor stands a chance of reestablishing itself in the wild.

—Todd Wilkinson

"He quickly reestablished himself as a top pitcher, arguably the best in this draft," says one NL scout who saw him throw.

—Albert Chen

NASA scientists lost contact with it right after the craft was ordered to pressurize its fuel tanks. All attempts to reestablish contact have failed.

—Science Activities

reestablishment

(ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish-mənt 

noun

or re-establishment

… the reestablishment of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See in 1984 …

—Thomas J. Reese

John's solitary tomb … is apt testimony to the central role of Florence in the re-establishment of the Roman Papacy.

—Richard Fremantle

Examples of reestablish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As long as measles continues circulate anywhere in the world and immunity from vaccination remains low, there’s a risk of reestablishing disease transmission, Thacker says. —Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026

The first hurdle for the company is reestablishing a right to mine after officials in Biden’s Department of the Interior terminated its federal site leases in early 2022. —Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

The spokesperson of Tamaulipas security forces said the authorities reestablished control, and that no one was wounded during the attacks. —CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026

These people point to the rising popularity of mixed martial arts and fighting entertainment leagues like UFC and professional wrestling, which operate under one governing body, as an opportunity for boxing to reestablish itself in the combat sports landscape. —Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reestablish

• establish