reacquaint
verb
re·ac·quaint
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwānt 
reacquainted; reacquainting; reacquaints
: to give (someone) renewed knowledge and experience of something or someone : to make (someone) acquainted again
Each Olympic year, it takes a few nights of television to reacquaint yourself with the language of the Olympiad.—
Kate Rounds
Kate Rounds… the painstaking detail of the narrative … should reacquaint a new generation with forgotten truths.—David L. Kirp
David L. KirpIt would be an interesting and reflective way to reacquaint myself with the scale and beauty of my native land after nearly twenty years of living abroad.—Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson
reacquaintance
noun
… of course anything that promotes a reacquaintance with the Bible is all to the good.
—David S. Landes
David S. Landes
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Her romance with Meyer began after they got reacquainted at a friend’s wedding.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
The other part that really became the core of it was when Harry became reacquainted with his daughter, Maddie (Madison Lintz).
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
The two reacquainted when Williams, a native of Kansas City, Mo., transferred to Country Day as a junior.
—Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
While the cousins reacquaint themselves with one another, three mafiosos, sent by a mysterious lender, track them down.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
The other part that really became the core of it was when Harry became reacquainted with his daughter, Maddie (Madison Lintz).
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
The two reacquainted when Williams, a native of Kansas City, Mo., transferred to Country Day as a junior.
—Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
While the cousins reacquaint themselves with one another, three mafiosos, sent by a mysterious lender, track them down.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Reacquaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquaint. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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