reintroduce

verb

re·​in·​tro·​duce (ˌ)rē-ˌin-trə-ˈdüs How to pronounce reintroduce (audio)
-ˈdyüs
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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The act was recently reintroduced on May 5, said Oakland Zoo Chief Executive Officer Nik Dehejia. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 May 2025 On the November day White was reintroduced as Indiana’s coach, Clark squeezed in a workout at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Ben Pickman, New York Times, 16 May 2025 The bill did not advance to a full vote when it was last reintroduced in the 2023-2024 legislative session. Richard Forno, The Conversation, 16 May 2025 Besides the funding request, the congressman is also part of a bipartisan group of legislators that in February reintroduced a bill that aims to expand CBP’s jurisdiction from 12 to 24 nautical miles offshore. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 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 21 May. 2025.

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