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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Next door, Katsuya Century City reintroduces itself with both its classics and a handful of new moves. Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 This reintroduces the very centralization crypto was supposed to avoid. Thiago Rüdiger, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 In the face of a changing climate, reintroducing fire — often following proven Indigenous practices — is a small, positive step that can be taken to responsibly steward forests, Larson said. Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Though the first hour deals with Kahlo the child, the last few minutes reintroduce her as a teen and include her brutal tram accident to bring her back to the unconscious space to fend off death once more. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Aug. 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 26 Aug. 2025.

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