reacquaint

verb

re·​ac·​quaint (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwānt How to pronounce reacquaint (audio)
reacquainted; reacquainting; reacquaints

transitive verb

: 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
… the painstaking detail of the narrative … should reacquaint a new generation with forgotten truths.David L. Kirp
It 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
reacquaintance noun
… of course anything that promotes a reacquaintance with the Bible is all to the good. David S. Landes

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This bundle also lets you get reacquainted with classics from Microsoft Office. New Atlas, 20 May 2025 How Campari Aims To Reintroduce Courvoisier To reacquaint drinkers with the brand, Campari hopes to entice more casual and daytime drinking occasions. John Kell, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 What’s more, considering the seemingly intractable divide inside our own borders, there may be no better time to take a chance to reacquaint ourselves with our neighbors. Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 3 June 2025 The move was intended to reacquaint the program with Boston-area alumni while playing in one of the finest venues in the country. Matt Baker, New York Times, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reacquaint

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reacquaint was in 1642

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“Reacquaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquaint. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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