“+ transitive verb
Etymology: re- + work
: to work again or anew
decided to rework the old mine
as
a. : to reorganize and revise
reworking an old legend in a contemporary scene
b. : to reprocess (used, imperfect, or discarded material) for further use
rework condemned butter
c. : to subject again after a lapse of time to the action of a geologic agent
sediment … has been reworked and redeposited — G.L.Knight