reoperate

English

Etymology

re- +‎ operate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈɒpəˌɹeɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

reoperate (third-person singular simple present reoperates, present participle reoperating, simple past and past participle reoperated)

1. (intransitive, surgery) 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, manufacturing) 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.