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Reattach

/ˌriːəˈtæʧ/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To attach again or anew.

    "After the storm, we had to reattach the roof shingles that had blown off."
  2. 2

    To restore a connection or relationship.

    "They decided to reattach after years of being apart."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'reattach' is formed by the prefix 're-', meaning 'again', combined with 'attach', which comes from the Old French 'attacher', meaning 'to fasten'. The term has evolved in English since the late 19th century to denote the action of fastening something again.

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