Reconsiders

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To think anew about a choice already made, assessing whether to alter it
2. To review a previously made decision with the possibility of changing it
3. To carefully examine an earlier conclusion to determine if it should be modified

Etymology: "Reconsiders" is the third-person singular present form of "reconsider," so it is the same word in its verb form and needs no separate history. The verb is built from the prefix "re-," meaning "again," attached to "consider." That second part traces back through Middle English and Old French to Latin "considerare," which carried the sense of looking closely at something, from the idea of studying the stars or weighing a matter carefully. Put together, "reconsider" means to think about something again, which is why a decision can be reopened and weighed a second time. The prefix does the work here: it adds nothing more than repetition to a verb that already meant careful thought.

Synonyms: rethinks, reassesses, re-evaluates, reviews, reanalyzes

Antonyms: ignores, dismisses, overlooks, disregards, rejects