reedify

verb

Definition of reedifynext
British
as in to rebuild

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedify
  1. rebuild
  2. retrofit
  3. reconstruct
  4. reassemble
  5. make up
  6. build
  7. redevelop
  8. set up
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  • The club was rebuilding after the 1958 Munich air disaster but won a first post-Munich trophy, the FA Cup, earlier that year.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And independent civic organizations are the bodies sustaining the professional expertise and institutional knowledge that will be needed to one day rebuild the country.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebuild
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  • The system comes standard on the Spyder and can be retrofitted onto the HDF and 21C Vmax.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This is why healthcare carries an especially high bar for accountability, and any vendor that touches patient data should be built for HIPAA readiness from the start rather than retrofitted for it later.
    — Brett White, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of retrofit
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  • Every connected device, cloud service, AI platform, collaboration tool and third-party integration increases the number of places where sensitive information can be observed, collected or reconstructed.
    — Erik Wittreich, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Ricky Pearsall is done for the season after swelling in his right knee led to needing surgery to reconstruct his PCL.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconstruct
Verb
  • Now, physicists at MIT have managed to watch such electronic phases emerge and reassemble in real time.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Then store the parts separately to allow them to air-dry completely; do not reassemble the unit until all the parts are completely dry.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
Definition of reassemble
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  • With these new inscriptions, the UNESCO World Heritage List is now made up of 1,273 sites across 173 countries.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Mets went from having a deep group of veteran relievers with high-leverage experience to a back-end group largely made up of journeyman arms.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of make up
Verb
  • Deep in the cornfields of northeast Iowa, a cacophony of voices loudly whispered to build a permanent baseball stadium.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The city of Chicago recently pursued a worthy effort to build affordable apartments on the West Side.
    — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of build
Verb
  • The proposal to redevelop Corporate Woods comes at a time when the city strives to transform the area into a more walkable and vibrant space for residents, workers and visitors.
    — Taylor O'Connor August 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The city and its partners decided to demolish the old structure and redevelop the full site, opening up room to nearly double the apartment stock through a second building.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of redevelop
Verb
  • Wiese said that the system is set up to not allow direct information access to ICE, and that if an individual officer decides to break the law and use data illegally, then their police department would have to put a stop to it.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Etzel said the executive order is also intended to put pressure on states that establish vaccine requirements for schools, while potentially setting up additional legal challenges over the federal government’s authority to influence vaccine policy.
    — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of set up
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