Reestablished

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To set up something again that was previously removed or ended
2. To restore to a previous state or condition by reintroducing or reinstating it
3. To bring back into existence after it had ceased or been disbanded

Etymology: "Reestablished" is the past tense and past participle of "reestablish," which is simply "establish" with the prefix "re-" attached, meaning "again." The base verb descends from Latin "stabilire," meaning "to make firm or secure," from "stabilis" (steady, firm), itself tied to "stare" (to stand). That Latin verb passed into Old French as "establir," and Middle English borrowed it as "establissen," which became modern "establish." Because "establish" already carried the sense of setting something on a firm footing, adding "re-" produces a straightforward meaning: to make something firm again after it has been disrupted or lost. The prefix is productive in English, so "reestablish" is a regular formation rather than a word with its own separate history.

Synonyms: restored, reinstated, reaffirmed, revived, reintroduced

Antonyms: disbanded, abolished, discontinued, dissolved, terminated