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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Democrats reintroduced a similar bill this session, but no Republicans joined. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 The government has had to deploy millions of dollars and reintroduce some exchange controls to fend off further depreciation on the peso in the past week. Nicolle Yapur, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025 The buckets made their return to restaurants in October 2023 after being reintroduced to fans in 2016 and 2022. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 The cubs were taught essential survival skills—including hunting and avoiding humans—to get ready to be reintroduced to the wild. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2025.

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