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reoperate

UK/ɹiːˈɒpəˌɹeɪt/

reoperate verb: to operate (surgically) again (on the same thing as a previous operation).

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) 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) 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.

Forms of reoperate

third-person singular presentreoperates
present participlereoperating
past participlereoperated
pastreoperated

Origin of reoperate

From re- + operate.

Words that rhyme with reoperate

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Questions about reoperate

What does reoperate mean?
Reoperate means to operate (surgically) again (on the same thing as a previous operation).
What part of speech is reoperate?
Reoperate is a verb.
How do you pronounce reoperate?
Reoperate is pronounced /ɹiːˈɒpəˌɹeɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of reoperate?
The past tense of reoperate is reoperated.

Words near reoperate in the dictionary

  1. reopening old wounds
  2. reopenings
  3. reopens
  4. reopens old wounds
  5. reoperable
  6. reoperate
  7. reoperated
  8. reoperates
  9. reoperating
  10. reoperation
  11. reoperations

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