reconcentrate
verb
re·con·cen·trate
(ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrāt 
-ˌsen-
reconcentrated; reconcentrating; reconcentrates
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transitive + intransitive
: to concentrate further or again
… larger concerns over reconcentrating poverty from one area of the city to another.—
Antonio Olivo
Antonio OlivoIf the glass broke down, the plutonium could reconcentrate, form a critical mass and carry on a nuclear chain reaction.—C. Claiborne Ray
C. Claiborne Ray2
transitive
: to subject to reconcentration (see reconcentration sense 2)
… the available data … indicate that 295,357 Cubans were reconcentrated, not counting those in the province of Havana, which supplied no data.—John Lawrence Tone
John Lawrence ToneExamples of reconcentrate in a Sentence
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Berger’s design also allows Marines to reconcentrate forces quickly and as needed to form an effective light-infantry attack force.
—Jerry Hendrix, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
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“Reconcentrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconcentrate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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