reassemble

verb

re·​as·​sem·​ble (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsem-bəl How to pronounce reassemble (audio)
reassembled; reassembling; reassembles
Synonyms of reassemblenext
1
transitive : to assemble (something) again : to bring or put together the parts of (something) again
reassemble a committee
Internet traffic is broken up into small chunks of data called "packets" that travel through the wires separately and then are reassembled by the computer or mobile device that's receiving them.David Choffnes
2
intransitive : to come together again : to assemble again
San Francisco has a bye this week during which most of the healthy players will leave town until the team reassembles next Monday.Matt Barrows

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Edges are filed, and fragments are reassembled using a paste made from lacquer, flour and water. Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026 Tuck them away when needed and easily reassemble them in a pinch for surprise company. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 May 2026 The process involved cutting, reassembling and reprinting, according to the brand. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 8 May 2026 As founder of Celera Genomics in 1998, Venter honed his method of decoding—whole-genome shotgun sequencing—which can rapidly sequence different parts of the genome at the same time and then uses machine learning to reassemble them in the right order. Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassemble

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reassemble was in the 15th century

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“Reassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassemble. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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