reacquaint
verb
re·ac·quaint
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwānt 
reacquainted; reacquainting; reacquaints
: to give (someone) renewed knowledge and experience of something or someone : to make (someone) acquainted again
Each Olympic year, it takes a few nights of television to reacquaint yourself with the language of the Olympiad.—
Kate Rounds
Kate Rounds… the painstaking detail of the narrative … should reacquaint a new generation with forgotten truths.—David L. Kirp
David L. KirpIt would be an interesting and reflective way to reacquaint myself with the scale and beauty of my native land after nearly twenty years of living abroad.—Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson
reacquaintance
noun
… of course anything that promotes a reacquaintance with the Bible is all to the good.
—David S. Landes
David S. Landes
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When Tess takes on the role of mentoring Kenny’s daughter, a talented country singer in her own right, the two get reacquainted.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
As Riley and Matt get reacquainted with each other, Matt confides in his trusty employees, Stitch (Daryl Mitchell) and Gabriel (Seann William Scott).
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Two former mainstays of the first tier will get reacquainted at the City Ground, where host Forest is seeking to end a run of four straight games without a win.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025
This process has reacquainted me with that person that’s in my soul that is relentless.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
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Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
As Riley and Matt get reacquainted with each other, Matt confides in his trusty employees, Stitch (Daryl Mitchell) and Gabriel (Seann William Scott).
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Two former mainstays of the first tier will get reacquainted at the City Ground, where host Forest is seeking to end a run of four straight games without a win.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025
This process has reacquainted me with that person that’s in my soul that is relentless.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Reacquaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquaint. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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