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reopen

American  
[ree-oh-puhn] / riˈoʊ pən /

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to open again.

  2. to start again; resume.

    to reopen an argument; to reopen an attack.
reopen British  
/ riːˈəʊpən /

verb

  1. to open or cause to open again

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Etymology

Origin of reopen

First recorded in 1725–35; re- + open

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