Readopt

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To reinstate a previously utilized policy or approach, to resume the practice of a specific belief or method, or to embrace again an idea that was once abandoned
2. To reintegrate a previously set-aside procedure or belief into current practice; to restore a former agreement or rule after having discontinued its use; or to reconsider an idea that had been previously rejected
3. To start using a former policy, rule, or concept once more after it had fallen out of use

Etymology: "Readopt" is a plain compound: the prefix "re-", meaning "again," attached to "adopt." The verb "adopt" came into English by way of Old French and ultimately from Latin "adoptare," meaning "to choose for oneself," built from "ad-" ("to") and "optare" ("to choose"). The prefix "re-" traces back through Latin "re-" to an older root meaning "back" or "again." Put together, "readopt" means to choose or take up something once more after having given it up, so the word carries the idea of returning to a former choice rather than starting something new. The combination is straightforward and transparent, which is why it is easy to form new compounds like it with "re-" and an existing verb.

Synonyms: reaccept, reintroduce, reinstigate

Antonyms: abandon, discard, reject, neglect, displace