reconvene
Other forms: reconvened; reconvenes; reconvening
When you meet up again, you reconvene. School may be out for the summer, but it will reconvene in the fall.
The verb reconvene is used most often when a club, government body, or business meeting comes together again after a pause or a break of some length. The United States Congress reconvenes after a summer recess, and your book group might reconvene after a month or two. The Latin root is convenire, "unite, agree, or assemble," which in turn comes from com, "together," and venire, "to come."
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meet or cause to meet again“The bill will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes next Fall”type of:convenemeet formally
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