reacquire
verb
re·ac·quire
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r 
reacquired; reacquiring; reacquires
: to acquire again: such as
a
: to regain as one's own
reacquired the rights to the movie
(sports) … returns to Chicago this fall, reacquired in a stunning trade …—
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b
: to relocate and hold (something previously held) in a detector
The submarine slowed to reacquire the target.—Tom Clancy
Tom ClancyExamples of reacquire in a Sentence
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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More than 700,000 Azerbaijanis fled Armenia and Karabakh, and 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled the region in the autumn of 2023 after Azerbaijan reacquired the territory.
—Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
After two seasons there, the Vikings reacquired him before Week 1 this season as insurance in their receiver room.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
That began a long association with the Dodgers, with only a brief interruption to pitch for the Kansas City A’s in 1956 and as a minor leaguer with the New York Yankees in 1956 and 1957 before being reacquired by the Dodgers in 1957.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
During this pause, Tebbe reacquired and restructured Rae.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
After two seasons there, the Vikings reacquired him before Week 1 this season as insurance in their receiver room.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
That began a long association with the Dodgers, with only a brief interruption to pitch for the Kansas City A’s in 1956 and as a minor leaguer with the New York Yankees in 1956 and 1957 before being reacquired by the Dodgers in 1957.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
During this pause, Tebbe reacquired and restructured Rae.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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