recommission
Return to duty
To recommission something is to put it back into active service after a period of being inactive, retired, or decommissioned.
The term applies most often to military vessels, power plants, or other large equipment that requires formal authorization to operate.
The navy recommissioned the battleship as a museum ship.
Recommissioning typically involves inspection, refurbishment, and official certification that the thing is ready for use again.
Vehicles under unified command
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
carrier · battleship · cruiser · shipyard · dockyard · vessel · refit · drydock
Restore consciousness or vigor
- reactivateRestore to working state
- reinstateReturn to previous position
- restartCommence anew
- resumeCareer summary document
relaunch · reopen · restore · renew · reestablish · resurrect · reinvigorate · second-life
Restore worn items
- renovateRestore to good condition
- repairRestore to working order
- rehabilitateReturn to good condition
- reconstructBuild again from remains
overhaul · retrofit · rebuild · restore · modernize · upgrade · recondition · refit
Mid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- divisionSplitting into parts
- corpsMilitary unit or group
garrison · reactivate · deployment · reinstate · mothballed · reserve · standby · operational
fleet
Vehicles under unified command
submarine · carrier · battleship · cruiser · shipyard · dockyard · vessel · refit · drydock · seaworthy
revive
Restore consciousness or vigor
- reactivateRestore to working state
- reinstateReturn to previous position
- restartCommence anew
resume · relaunch · reopen · restore · renew · reestablish · resurrect · reinvigorate · second-life · comeback
refurbish
Restore worn items
- renovateRestore to good condition
- repairRestore to working order
- rehabilitateReturn to good condition
reconstruct · overhaul · retrofit · rebuild · restore · modernize · upgrade · recondition · refit · repurpose
battalion
Mid-sized military unit
corps · garrison · reactivate · deployment · reinstate · mothballed · reserve · standby · operational · unit
- restorerebuild, reconstruct, refurbish, rehabilitate, renovate
- repair workrepair, rebuild, patch, restore, renovate
recommissiondecommission
Withdraw from operational use
retire · deactivate · mothball · stand down · scrap