reinstall

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Definitions of reinstall word

verb with object reinstall to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer. 1
verb with object reinstall to establish in an office, position, or place: to install oneself in new quarters. 1
verb with object reinstall to induct into an office or the like with ceremonies or formalities. 1
transitive verb reinstall If you reinstall something such as software on your computer, you set it up again, usually because you have been having problems with it. 0
verb reinstall to put in place and connect (machinery, equipment, etc) again 0
verb reinstall to install (computer software) again, usually to solve a technical problem 0

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word installāre. See in-2, stall1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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