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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Selina Denman reacquaints herself with the island that shaped her.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Artificial intelligence seems to be reacquainting much of the modern world with a sense of the unknown, perhaps even the unknowable.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
From an American perspective, the upside of Spurs’ humiliation is that Mauricio Pochettino, who was there to witness his old team’s debacle, won’t be rushing to reacquaint himself with that coaching job.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
With the 2026 growing season inching ever closer, now is an excellent time of year for vegetable gardeners to reacquaint themselves with the essential piece to their successful production upon which every other facet of their garden success is built.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Artificial intelligence seems to be reacquainting much of the modern world with a sense of the unknown, perhaps even the unknowable.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
From an American perspective, the upside of Spurs’ humiliation is that Mauricio Pochettino, who was there to witness his old team’s debacle, won’t be rushing to reacquaint himself with that coaching job.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
With the 2026 growing season inching ever closer, now is an excellent time of year for vegetable gardeners to reacquaint themselves with the essential piece to their successful production upon which every other facet of their garden success is built.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Reacquaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquaint. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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