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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Reconsider \Re'con*sid"er\ (r?'k?n*s?d"?r), verb (used with an object)
1. To consider again; as, to reconsider a subject.
2. (Parliamentary Practice) To take up for renewed consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been previously acted upon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
reconsider
verb
1: consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?"
2: consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "reconsider": amend, correct, draw off, go back over, have second thoughts, re-examine, reappraise, rebehold, recheck, reevaluate, reexamine, reinquire, rethink, retrace, revaluate, review, revise, sleep on, think better of, think over
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
RECONSIDER, v. To seek a justification for a decision already made.
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