Reinspects

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To examine or check something a second time or more to ensure accuracy or condition
2. To carefully review or scrutinize an object or situation once more for confirmation or assessment
3. To conduct another inspection of an item or area to verify its state or compliance

Etymology: "Reinspects" is simply the third-person singular present form of "reinspect," so the history belongs to the verb itself. That verb is a plain English compound: the prefix "re-" meaning "again," attached to "inspect." The prefix descends from Latin "re-," which carried the same sense of repetition or return, and it reached English by way of Old French. "Inspect," the base, comes from Latin "inspectare," meaning to look into or examine closely, built from "in-" and "specere," to look. Putting the two together produces a meaning that needs little decoding: to look at something a second time, checking that it still meets its standard. The "-s" ending simply marks the third-person singular present tense, as in "he reinspects the boiler."

Synonyms: reexamine, review, reassess, recheck, reassess