reattaches
Fastens back on
Reattaches means to attach again after separation.
A surgeon reattaches a severed finger.
Software reattaches to a database after losing connection.
The word implies restoration of a previous state of connection: The ligament reattaches to the bone as it heals.
Cut or attach
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- pinPointed metal fastener
- hookCurved catching device
- snapSudden sharp sound
velcro · buckle · latch · fasten · secure · affix · anchor · mount
Establish contact again
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
- reuniteJoin after separation
- reengageParticipate again after pausing
- rekindleRenew something dormant
reestablish · renew · mend · repair · relationship · trust · ties · closeness
Restore after damage
- fixRepair or solution
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- patchMaterial covering damage
- rebuildRestore after damage
reglue · resolder · reweld · resew · restitch · remake · reconstruct · refasten
Medical wound closure
- graftIllicit political gain
- reimplantInsert back surgically
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- microsurgeryMagnified procedures on minute structures
tendon · ligament · nerve · limb · digit · tissue · severed · amputation
clip
Cut or attach
snap · velcro · buckle · latch · fasten · secure · affix · anchor · mount · clamp
reconnect
Establish contact again
rekindle · reestablish · renew · mend · repair · relationship · trust · ties · closeness · intimacy
mend
Restore after damage
rebuild · reglue · resolder · reweld · resew · restitch · remake · reconstruct · refasten · resecure
suture
Medical wound closure
- graftIllicit political gain
- reimplantInsert back surgically
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
microsurgery · tendon · ligament · nerve · limb · digit · tissue · severed · amputation · prosthetic
rejoin
Return to a group
rewire · reintegrate · reconjoin · remount · rehang · replug · rehook · reanchor · retether
reattachesdetaches
Removes from connection
disconnects · separates · removes · severs · unfastens
reattach, reattached, reattaching, reattachment, reattachments