reinitiate

Reinitiate is a verb meaning to initiate again or to start something anew after a pause or interruption.

Etymology: The term is formed by attaching the prefix re- to initiate. It conveys restarting or beginning again a process that has been paused, rather than merely resuming where it left off.

Usage: In formal writing, reinitiate is used for actions such as negotiations, policy discussions, or projects that have paused and are being started again. In computing and technical contexts, reinitiate is less common than reinitialize, but can describe restarting a process, reconnecting a network, or reopening a protocol after a disruption.

Related terms: reinitiation (the noun form), restart, resume, reestablish. See also reinitialize and restart for closely related concepts of starting anew or continuing after a delay.