reoperate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ɹiːˈɒpəˌɹeɪt/ (UK)

Definition of reoperate

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)to operate (surgically) again (on the same thing as a previous operation).
    “When a problem reoccurs after surgery, it might be necessary to reoperate on a patient.”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)to operate (surgically) again (on the same thing as a previous operation).
    “When a problem reoccurs after surgery, it might be necessary to reoperate on a patient.”
  2. (intransitive)to begin to operate or function again.
    “As soon as the spaceship was completely repaired, it started reoperating.”
  3. (transitive)to bring back (something) into operation.
    “Antoní and Consuela reoperated the factory's candy machine that had been stored in the storage room for over a decade.”

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Etymology

From re- + operate.

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