verb
reattach
ree-uh-TACH/rˈiʌtˈætʃ/
To fasten or join something again.
She uses a needle and thread to reattach the button.
Etymology
Old French atachier meant 'fasten' or 'arrest' and may be connected with a word for a stake. Re- turns fastening into securing something back in place.
In context
take the top off, glue it back together, and then reattach it in a manner that can allow for expansion and contraction
More examples
- The technician will reattach the cable after testing it.
- She used fresh thread to reattach the button.
- The panel was reattached to its frame.
Forms
reattach · reattaches · reattached · reattaching
Similar words
- refasten
- Refasten is nearly equivalent for securing again; reattach can also join parts structurally.
- reconnect
- Reconnect restores a connection; reattach often means physically fasten back in place.