regroup

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed from French regrouper. By surface analysis, re- + group.

He leaned back on his white couch, as though trying to regroup. — Life Blood, Thomas Hoover
They began to withdraw, regrouping, blazing away with ice darts and spears at Plutonians who had appeared in hastily-donned space garments. — The Secret of the Ninth Planet, Donald A. Wollheim
With speeds nearing that of light, exhaust trails cut scarlet paths through the black space, as the two opposing fleets attacked, counterattacked, and then regrouped to attack again. — On the Trail of the Space Pirates, Carey Rockwell

reorganize, reorganise

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