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

Recent Examples on the Web Smartly, the show reintroduces the X-Men on their own terms, rather than grafting them onto a pre-existing ensemble. Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024 Obviously, the big improvements that needed to be made were to performance and bugs that were reintroduced with the patch. Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 This January, Iceland reintroduced its tourist tax following a pandemic hiatus. Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2024 Latvia has reintroduced conscription, and France’s next seven-year defense budget will be 40% larger than its last one. TIME, 21 Feb. 2024 His release from prison reintroduces a towering and divisive figure to Thailand at a tense political time. Kocha Olarn, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024 On March 2, 2023, a dozen senators forming a bipartisan group reintroduced the legislation that would end clock switching in favor of permanent Daylight Saving Time. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024 Rubio reintroduced the bill last year, with Rep. Vern Buchanan introducing it in the House. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024 In June, a bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying Act, known as the PRESS Act. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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