re-establish

VERB

reconcile

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accommodate appease assuage conform coordinate harmonize integrate pacify placate rectify resolve reunite

STRONG

accord accustom arbitrate arrange attune compose conciliate cool fit intercede mediate mitigate propitiate proportion regulate settle suit tune

WEAK

bring to terms bring together bury the hatchet come together fix up get together on kiss and make up make matters up make up patch things up patch up reconciliate restore harmony win over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitate fight incite irritate mismatch separate upset

STRONG

argue confuse disagree disarrange disorganize disperse increase mix up refuse scatter

WEAK

divorce estrange

Example Sentences

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So resounding was Drake’s defeat in this beef, one wondered if his reign as the genre’s most popular star was over and what he might do to re-establish himself upon his return.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Lebanon has condemned the attacks, saying they undermine its efforts to re-establish the state's exclusive control over armed groups' weapons.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The Gulf powers are trying to re-establish deterrence against an Iranian regime that holds new leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

One reason Iranians may keep the fees low is because they want to re-establish trade relationships with Asian and European countries that had left the Iranian market because of U.S. sanctions.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Even if, as has sometimes happened, some of the birds and mammals and fishes are able to re-establish themselves after a single spraying, a great and real harm has been done.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

re-establish

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