"realign" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪn/ Forms: realigns [present, singular, third-person], realigning [participle, present], realigned [participle, past], realigned [past]
Etymology: re- + align Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|align}} re- + align Head templates: {{en-verb}} realign (third-person singular simple present realigns, present participle realigning, simple past and past participle realigned)
  1. (transitive) To bring back into alignment. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-realign-en-verb-v4Z3i39k Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 49 51
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To align again or anew. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-realign-en-verb-v2LbYHxT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 49 51

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