reintroduce

verb

re·​in·​tro·​duce (ˌ)rē-ˌin-trə-ˈdüs How to pronounce reintroduce (audio)
-ˈdyüs
reintroduced; reintroducing

transitive verb

: to introduce (someone or something) again
efforts to reintroduce the animals into the wild
They'd been touring hard, reintroducing themselves to audiences nearly a decade after going their separate ways.James Sullivan
… the company has taken the bold step of reintroducing hits from the past.Lynn Yaeger
reintroduction noun
plural reintroductions
Three years later it became the core site for reintroduction of the red wolf, a species officially extinct in the wild. Cheryl Lyn Dybas

Examples of reintroduce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One big change Choi made was to reintroduce remote work, a rarity in post-COVID South Korea. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024 Then the beans are soaked in that water to reintroduce flavor. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024 In 2019, one year before Colorado voters approved the controversial ballot measure to reintroduce wolves, CPW announced the arrival of a collared female wolf from a Wyoming pack. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024 Last year, the fast food chain released adult Happy Meals and reintroduced the Hamburglar in April and Grimace in June with a special birthday meal and a purple shake. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024 Paul Boutros, Phillips’ deputy chairman and head of watches, Americas Rolex will reintroduce the Rolex Daytona Rainbow, fitted with 2023’s caliber 4131. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024 What’s Trevor’s state of mind when we’re reintroduced to him? Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024 For the past eight years, Jackson and others have been working to reduce addiction on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation in northern Wisconsin by reintroducing traditional Indigenous practices forgotten by many generations ago. Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024 The organization reintroduced giveaways in 2022, once restrictions had lifted, and handed out a modest 209 dresses. Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reintroduce was in 1642

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“Reintroduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reintroduce. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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