re-forming
Making anew, differently
Re-forming is forming again or anew—reconstituting something that had dispersed or dissolved.
A band re-forms after a breakup; a committee re-forms after adjournment.
The hyphen distinguishes it from reforming, which means improving or correcting: The ice re-formed overnight.
Without the hyphen, the sentence would suggest the ice was being morally improved.
Forming anew after loss
- revitalizingRestoring strength or energy
- rejuvenatingRestoring youthful energy
- restoringReturning to original condition
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
renewing · rebirthing · recharging · rekindling · resurrecting · reawakening · reanimating · replenishing
Decorative architectural edging
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- shapingGiving something its form
- reshapingAltering structure or form
- carvingShaping by cutting away
modeling · chiseling · fashioning · pressing · kneading · bending · forging · casting
Rearranging an existing framework
- reconfiguringModifying existing arrangement
- reorganizingArranging anew
- rearrangingAltering the configuration
- realigningAdjusting position again
reordering · reconstructing · rebuilding · reassembling · reconstituting · recomposing · regrouping · resetting
Organizing anew after scattering
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- reassemblingJoining parts again
- reconstitutingRestoring to former state
- musteringGathering or summoning
mobilizing · ranks · battalion · column · line · flank · reinforcing · redeploying
regenerating
Forming anew after loss
- revitalizingRestoring strength or energy
- rejuvenatingRestoring youthful energy
- restoringReturning to original condition
reviving · renewing · rebirthing · recharging · rekindling · resurrecting · reawakening · reanimating · replenishing · rehabilitating
molding
Decorative architectural edging
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- shapingGiving something its form
- reshapingAltering structure or form
carving · modeling · chiseling · fashioning · pressing · kneading · bending · forging · casting · recasting
restructuring
Rearranging an existing framework
- reconfiguringModifying existing arrangement
- reorganizingArranging anew
- rearrangingAltering the configuration
realigning · reordering · reconstructing · rebuilding · reassembling · reconstituting · recomposing · regrouping · resetting · reframing
regrouping
Organizing anew after scattering
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- reassemblingJoining parts again
- reconstitutingRestoring to former state
mustering · mobilizing · ranks · battalion · column · line · flank · reinforcing · redeploying · repositioning
re-formingdissolving
Passing into solution
disbanding · breaking up · disintegrating · scattering · dispersing
re-formingterminating
Bringing to an end
folding · shutting down · closing down · winding up · dying out