reintroduce

verb

re·​in·​tro·​duce (ˌ)rē-ˌin-trə-ˈdüs How to pronounce reintroduce (audio)
-ˈdyüs
reintroduced; reintroducing
Synonyms of reintroducenext

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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Thomas Jefferson was added to the $2 United States note in 1869 and again in 1976 when the banknote was reintroduced as a Federal Reserve note. Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 29 May 2026 After that, Wilson or another member can try to reintroduce it in the 120th session. Rachel Scott, ABC News, 28 May 2026 Next, the smell of DEET was reintroduced, but the blood was not. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 May 2026 The act, which was reintroduced to Congress earlier this year, would prohibit banks with more than $100 billion in assets from restricting the number of processing networks on which a credit card transaction can be processed. Connie Ogle updated May 27, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 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 30 May. 2026.

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