Reestablish

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To bring back or restore something to its former condition or position after it has been lost or interrupted
2. To reinstate or set up again an organization, system, or relationship that had ceased to exist or function
3. To reintroduce or rebuild a previous state, status, or institution that had been discontinued or broken

Etymology: "Reestablish" is simply "establish" with the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "back." The base word came into English in the Middle Ages from Old French "establir," which traces to Latin "stabilire," "to make firm," from "stabilis," "steady" or "stable." So at its core the verb carries the idea of making something stand firm. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it meant "back" or "again," and it attached to countless verbs in English. Adding it to "establish" produced a word for restoring something that had fallen away: a government, a custom, a friendship, a set of rules that had been abolished or broken. The meaning is literal in spirit, since you are making something stand firm once more.

Synonyms: restore, reinstate, rebuild, revive, reconstruct

Antonyms: abolish, destroy, disband, discontinue, terminate