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reopen

[ ree-oh-puhn ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to open again.
  2. to start again; resume:

    to reopen an argument; to reopen an attack.



reopen

/ ːˈəʊə /

verb

  1. to open or cause to open again
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reopen1

First recorded in 1725–35; re- + open
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Last year, a cold case unit review board composed of homicide detectives, crime analysts, prosecutors and district attorney investigators reopened the case.

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Mexican cuisine comfort soup recipes inspired by the menudo still life at the newly reopened Hilbert Museum of California Art.

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A portion of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu that was closed over the weekend due to a debris flow has reopened to local residents, Caltrans announced.

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The road was closed to allow for crash investigations to take place and reopened at about 18:00 on Sunday.

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A "much loved" city music venue is set to reopen after being closed for almost a decade.

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