Meaning of reposition in English

reposition

verb [ T ]

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reposition verb [T] (MOVE)

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to move something to a different place or position:

The TAB function can be used to reposition the cursor.

The tube was then repositioned.

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We had to reposition the septic tank and put in new drains.
The procedure involves repositioning the nipple higher up the breast.
The best way to prevent pressure ulcers is to reposition the bedridden patient at least every 2 hours.

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Placing and positioning an object

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reposition verb [T] (CHANGE)

to change the way people think of something, usually so that more people will like it, buy it, or support it:

"We want to reposition the brand in a way that says we're stylish and fun," says the vice-president of marketing.

He is trying to reposition his party as centrist.

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He is eager to reposition the newspaper, making it more accessible to people.
In his speech, he sought to reposition the Tories at the heart of the ideological mainstream.
Nickelodeon children's channel had decided not to recommission the series after repositioning the channel towards younger viewers.

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Changing

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(Definition of reposition from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

reposition | Business English

reposition

verb [ T ]

MARKETING, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT

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to change the way that people think about a product, service, or company:

She has completely repositioned the newspaper, from the political right to a broadly left of centre position.

reposition sth as sth The airline has been trying to reposition itself as a regional carrier, but it still spends like a national one.

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Examples of reposition

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And, at the same time, the show was repositioned as an entertainment to pacify children.

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With prolonged rotation the compensatory slow eye movements are interrupted by quick repositioning fast phases, or saccades in the opposite direction.

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In contrast to all other devices presently being tested, this one-piece device may be easily retracted and repositioned until the time of eventual release.

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In doing so this volume repositions poverty research as integral to more general social scientific scholarship and policy research.

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In addition, the small gooseneck snare can be used to reposition, or even retrieve, a suboptimally positioned coil.

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Again, any drifted parts are repositioned as needed.

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It is occasionally necessary to withdraw and reposition the probe to obtain complete excision of larger lesions.

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The device was therefore withdrawn and no further attempt made to reposition it.

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The sleeve could record all 32 sites without repositioning.

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After 21 (females) or 23 days (males), all cages were repositioned over adjacent unused areas of bark.

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Now, however, the problem of memory and memorialisation is repositioning buildings, landscapes and physical places as intrinsic to this remembering and construction.

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During insertion once resistance was felt, an attempt was made to gently withdraw and reposition the catheter, ensuring placement in the most distal airway possible.

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Perhaps the field of eighteenth-century music studies was slow to reposition itself in this new intellectual environment.

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Small errors during repositioning can result in wave-like perturbations being introduced whereas larger errors can cause destruction of all observable structures.

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The technique centralizes and repositions the pulmonary arterial reconstruction more anteriorly, which increases accessibility at final repair.

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