|rē+ transitive verb
Etymology: re- + establish
1. : to establish again in or to a former place, position, or state : set up, fix, or confirm again : restore
reestablish the air base closed after the war
a campaign to reestablish orthodoxy in the school
2. : to establish anew in a different place, position, or state : refound , resettle
reestablish the flooded town on a higher site
reestablish the refugees uprooted by war in new homes
• re·establishment “+ noun