re-serve

[ ree-surv ]

verb (used with or without object)

, re-served, re-serv·ing.

1. to serve again.

re-serve

/ riːˈsɜːv /

verb

1. tr to serve again

Word History and Origins

Origin of re-serve¹

First recorded in 1865–70; re- + serve

Example Sentences

Mr. Arthur said if a case is dismissed for lack of an NTA, Homeland Security needs to re-serve the migrant with new paperwork with a new court date.

From Washington Times

In his partially tongue-in-cheek investigative video, Dawson – who boasts more than 20 million subscribers on YouTube – explored online rumors that employees of Chuck E. Cheese would allegedly collect uneaten pizza slices from the dining area, and once inside the kitchen, fit those pieces back together and re-serve them as part of a new pizza.

From Fox News

In his partially tongue-in-cheek investigative video, Dawson – who boasts more than 20 million subscribers on YouTube – explored online rumors that employees of Chuck E. Cheese would allegedly collect uneaten pizza slices from the dining area, and once inside the kitchen, fit those pieces back together and re-serve them as part of a new pizza.

From Fox News

Other examples include re-creation, re-petition, repress, re-sent, re-serve, re-sign, re-sort, re-treat.

From Literature

So they preemptively sent a letter to the defendants—an extraordinarily confusing and vaguely menacing notice that did not explain the defendants’ rights and instead implied that they might be re-prosecuted and forced to re-serve their sentences.

From Slate