Refile

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To sort and place documents back into their designated storage areas again
2. To organize and restore previously categorized records into their rightful files
3. To put documents back into their correct places in a filing system after they have been removed or used

Etymology: "Refile" is simply "re-" attached to "file," so the story is mostly the story of "file" itself. The verb "file" in its older sense of arranging papers came into English from Old French, and the "re-" prefix comes from Latin, meaning "again" or "back." Together they describe putting documents back into their proper place. The "file" in question traces back through Latin and Old French, where it was tied to the idea of a thread or line that held papers in order. Early English users applied the term to stringing documents on a cord or wire, so each paper could be found in sequence, and the modern filing cabinet inherits that sense of order.

Synonyms: reorganize, resubmit, rearrange, archive, store

Antonyms: misfile, disorganize, scatter, discard, remove