reintroduce

verb

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

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Just last month, Brazil reintroduced visa requirements for U.S. citizens. Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 6 June 2025 Subscribe to Newsweek on YouTube. 04:43 PM EDT Higgins reintroduces bill to require random drug tests for Congress Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) has reintroduced the Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025 These items can be reintroduced later on.2 Numerous foods contain naturally occurring salicylates. Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025 In other parts of city, kiwi are successfully being reintroduced. Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for reintroduce

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 13 Jun. 2025.

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