Regroups

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To reorganize or gather again after a disruption; to reform a group or unit following a setback or challenge; to reassemble individuals or elements for renewed purposes or strategies
2. To consolidate or assemble again into a functional entity following disbandment; to create new plans or methodologies after facing obstacles; to bring together disparate parts for a unified goal
3. To gather forces or resources once more in response to adversity; to create a new coalition or strategy after previous efforts have been disrupted; to reunite individuals with a common intent or objective

Etymology: "Regroups" is the third-person singular present form of "regroup," so it carries the same history as its base verb. English borrowed the verb from French "regrouper," which is built from the prefix "re-" meaning "again" and "grouper," to group. The French word itself is formed from "groupe," borrowed from Italian "gruppo," a term that originally referred to a knot or cluster of things, and in its earliest English use the noun described a cluster of figures in a painting or sculpture. The verb's military sense, regrouping troops after a rout, is the one most readers will recognise, and it has been the main way the word is used since its arrival. The core idea is simple: a group that has been scattered is formed again into a unit. That is why the word now covers everything from a battered army reforming to a political party rebuilding after an electoral defeat.

Synonyms: reorganizes, reassembles