reacquaint

verb

Definition of reacquaintnext
as in to reintroduce

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of reacquaint Artificial intelligence seems to be reacquainting much of the modern world with a sense of the unknown, perhaps even the unknowable. — Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026 From an American perspective, the upside of Spurs’ humiliation is that Mauricio Pochettino, who was there to witness his old team’s debacle, won’t be rushing to reacquaint himself with that coaching job. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 With the 2026 growing season inching ever closer, now is an excellent time of year for vegetable gardeners to reacquaint themselves with the essential piece to their successful production upon which every other facet of their garden success is built. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026 Before diving into season 2, why not reacquaint yourself with The Pitt's heroic (and downtrodden) team? — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reacquaint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacquaint
  1. reintroduce
  2. greet
Verb
  • Starting in late 2023, CPW released 25 wolves over the course of two winters to comply with a 2020 ballot measure that mandated the agency reintroduce the native species.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In 2020, voters approved a measure requiring the state to reintroduce gray wolves.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of reintroduce
Verb
  • The video shows Putin wearing military uniform and greeting senior Russian commanders.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • My mom’s siblings usually arrived in a sour mood without greeting anyone at the table, my aunt’s brow furrowed and my uncle wearing a sneaky smirk.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of greet

Browse Nearby Words

reach-me-down
reacquaint
reacquainted
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Reacquaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquaint. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All