reassemble
/ˌɹiːəˈsɛmbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To put back together; to reverse the process of disassembly.
Example Sentences
- "Once the concrete for each section has cured, the wall sections are disassembled and reassembled further along, while the inner section is moved along ready for the next section to be constructed."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- Proto-Italic *semalis Latin similis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin simulō Medieval Latin assimulōder. Old French assemblerbor. Middle English assemblen English assemble English reassemble From re- + assemble.