reenter

or re-en·ter

[ ree-en-ter ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to enter again: The guests reentered the reception room after dinner.

  2. to participate in once more; resume: to reenter politics after a long absence;mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.

  1. to record again, as in a list or account.

verb (used without object)
  1. to enter again: The butler exits and reenters at stage left.

Origin of reenter

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at re-, enter

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British Dictionary definitions for re-enter

re-enter

verb(tr)
  1. to enter (something or somewhere) again

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