reencounter

verb

re·​en·​coun·​ter (ˌ)rē-in-ˈkau̇n-tər 

-en-

variants or re-encounter

reencountered or re-encountered; reencountering or re-encountering

transitive verb

: to encounter (someone or something) again

In the Torah, years after a bitter break, Jacob reencounters his brother Esau …

—David Wolpe

… the constant, unexpected joy of reencountering all those things I grew up with but had largely forgotten …

—Bill Bryson

reencounter noun

or re-encounter

plural reencounters or re-encounters

an unexpected reencounter with her ex

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reencounter

• counter
• encounter