remount
remount Lexical Profile
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• verb
To get back on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle after dismounting or falling off.
"After adjusting the saddle girth, the equestrian was ready to remount her horse and continue the trail ride."
To fix, set, or attach an object onto a backing, frame, or support again.
"The museum conservator carefully cleaned the antique photograph before deciding to remount it on acid-free board."
To organize, stage, or launch a theatrical production, exhibition, or campaign again.
"Following sold-out performances in the autumn, the repertory company decided to remount the play for a summer tour."
• noun
A fresh horse provided to replace one that is exhausted, injured, or incapacitated, or a supply of such replacement horses.
"The Pony Express rider switched to a fresh remount at the relay station to maintain a brisk pace across the plains."
A subsequent staging or revival of a theatrical play, opera, or exhibition.
"The regional theater announced a spring remount of last season's critically acclaimed musical."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French remonter, formed from the prefix re- ('again') and monter ('to go up, climb'), ultimately tracing back to Latin mons ('mountain').