reintroduce

verb

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

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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Its curators—Ann Temkin and Michelle Kuo of MoMA and Matthew Affron of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where the exhibition heads next—do not so much upend Duchamp’s oeuvre as reintroduce it. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Tribal leaders are well aware of the trepidation that many Californians have, including some of their own members, regarding reintroducing grizzlies, said Williamson-Claussen. Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Pop Rocks were later reintroduced, but Space Dust never made it back. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 Pop Rocks were later reintroduced, but Space Dust was not. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026 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 10 Apr. 2026.

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