Regroup

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈɡɹuːp/

Definitions

1. To gather or assemble again after being separated or spread out
2. To bring people or things back together after they have been scattered or divided
3. To reassemble or collect a group once more following a period of dispersion

Etymology: "Regroup" is a plain formation in English, built from "re-" meaning "again" and "group." The verb "group" came into English from French "groupe," which in turn came from Italian "gruppo," and the idea underlying it was a collection of things gathered into a single mass or cluster. Adding "re-" produces the sense of gathering again what had been dispersed. The verb was borrowed from French "regrouper," which itself is built from "re-" and "grouper," meaning to group. The English form and the French form therefore share the same structure, and the English word largely follows the French in meaning: to reassemble people or things after they have been separated or scattered.

Synonyms: reorganize, reassemble, reform, restructure

Antonyms: disband, dissolve