reconnect

verb

re·​con·​nect (ˌ)rē-kə-ˈnekt How to pronounce reconnect (audio)
reconnected; reconnecting; reconnects

transitive + intransitive

: to connect again
The project … is reconnecting a road that was buried after a massive landslide …Juan Reyes
The organization also hosts family workshops that allow returning servicemen and women to reconnect with their children through woodworking projects such as bird houses.Deborah Sullivan Brennan

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Other major infrastructure projects will likely work in the mayor’s favor, most notably a new park covering part of I-95 that will reconnect the Delaware riverfront to the Society Hill and Old City neighborhoods. Richardson Dilworth, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025 From nurturing mental well-being to making environmentally conscious choices, this year’s wellness trends encourage us to slow down, reconnect with ourselves, and embrace balance in all aspects of life. Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 The former friends reconnect just as Martha learns her cancer is terminal. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025 Reach out, reconnect, and let people support you — maybe even vulnerably ask for more intentional connection and describe what that would look like? Colin Bedell, Them, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reconnect 

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconnect was in 1700

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“Reconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconnect. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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