reopen /ɹiːˈəʊpən/verb 2forms 3phrases 1 verb2 •To open (something) again.From the moment of the declaration by Germany, she would reopen her inhuman warfare by the indiscriminate use of submarines. — 1920 •To open again.The new law allows the twelve Federal Reserve Banks to issue additional currency on good assets and thus the banks which reopen will be able to meet every legitimate call. — 1933 formsreopened · reopening · reopens Phrases with reopen reopen old woundsTo cause the memory of past trauma to be recalled, resulting in renewed suffering.