Reevaluating

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of examining something anew involves analyzing its worth or significance based on updated criteria
2. The process of reassessing a prior judgment requires a thorough investigation of its current value and relevance
3. The activity of critically assessing something again entails determining its current effectiveness or relevance based on new insights

Etymology: This is an inflected form, so the story belongs to its base verb. "Reevaluating" is the present participle of "reevaluate", which is simply "re-" attached to "evaluate", meaning to assess or judge something again. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it carried the sense of "back" or "again", and it passed into English through Old French and Middle English, while "evaluate" was formed in English from the Latin root "valere", meaning "to be strong or worth".

Synonyms: reassessing, reviewing, reconsidering, reappraising, revising

Antonyms: ignoring, overlooking, disregarding, dismiss, neglecting