re-lay

Put down anew

Re-lay means to lay again—to put something back down or install it a second time: We had to re-lay the carpet after the flood.

The hyphen distinguishes it from relay, which means to pass along or transmit.

Without the hyphen, relay the tiles could mean either installing them again or passing them to someone else.

install

flooring

Surface underfoot material

brickwork · turf · sod · track · cables · pipes · wiring · resurfacing · replacement · renovation

repeat

reiterate

Say something again

reassert · echo · redeliver · reemphasize · reinforce · recapitulate · rehash · rewire · repipe · retile

transmit

broadcast

Transmitted media signal

antenna · retransmit · rebroadcast · amplify · boost · receiver · transmitter · satellite · uplink · downlink

Opposites
installation sequence

re-laylay

Place down flat

install

action direction

re-laytake up

Start doing regularly

pull up · remove · rip out · tear out · lift

Family

relay, relays, relayed, relay race

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G