reoperate
verb
- to perform surgery or operate again
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈɒpəˌɹeɪt/
verb
Etymology: From re- + operate.
- 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.”
- to begin to operate or function again.
“As soon as the spaceship was completely repaired, it started reoperating.”
- 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.”