Definition of "re-start" [re-start]

• Take up or begin anew (verb)
• Start an engine again, for example (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The accident and the delayed re-start of other reactors have led to energy conservation measures in some regions of Japan."
• "Most are not operating due to maintenance or because local governments have not granted permission for them to re-start because of safety concerns."
• "Similarly, the latest demands for central banks to re-start government bond-buying programs ignore the fact that previous splurges only fueled emerging-market asset prices and a commodity boom."