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re⋅o⋅pen

  [ree-oh-puhn]
Use reopen in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to open again.
2. to start again; resume: to reopen an argument; to reopen an attack.
Origin:
1725–35; re- + open
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re·o·pen   (rē-ō'pən)   
tr. & intr.v.   re·o·pened, re·o·pen·ing, re·o·pens

  1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September.

  2. To take up again or be taken up again; resume.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

reopen 
1733, from re- "back, again" + open (v.) (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·open
Pronunciation: "rE-'O-p&n
Function: transitive verb
1 : to take up again <reopen discussion>
2 : to resume the discussion or consideration of (a closed matter) <reopen the contract to negotiate benefits>
3 : to try or hear (an action) anew esp. for the purpose of hearing new evidence
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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