Reattach
(verb)
- To fasten or connect something again.
- To attach something that has been detached.
Origin:
From the prefix "re-" meaning "again" or "back" and the verb "attach" which means "to fasten or connect something to something else".
Examples:
- I had to reattach the handle to the suitcase after it broke off.
- The mechanic had to reattach the exhaust pipe to the car.
- The surgeon had to reattach the severed finger.
- The cabinetmaker reattached the drawer handle that had come loose.
- The electrician had to reattach the wires that had come loose.