reacquaint

verb

re·​ac·​quaint (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwānt 

reacquainted; reacquainting; reacquaints

transitive verb

: to give (someone) renewed knowledge and experience of something or someone : to make (someone) acquainted again

Each Olympic year, it takes a few nights of television to reacquaint yourself with the language of the Olympiad.

—Kate Rounds

… the painstaking detail of the narrative … should reacquaint a new generation with forgotten truths.

—David L. Kirp

It would be an interesting and reflective way to reacquaint myself with the scale and beauty of my native land after nearly twenty years of living abroad.

—Bill Bryson

reacquaintance

(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwān-tᵊn(t)s 

noun

… of course anything that promotes a reacquaintance with the Bible is all to the good.

—David S. Landes

Examples of reacquaint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Good friends will reacquaint themselves with each other as time goes on. —R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024

For the Minnesota Gophers, fall is apparently a perfect time to get reacquainted with old enemies. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2024

In the film, the duo embark on their trip together in order to become reacquainted amid Steele’s transition. —Abby Monteil, Them, 30 Sep. 2024

With Venom: The Last Dance waltzing into theaters on Oct. 25, there's no better time than the present to reacquaint yourself with the saga of Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), the journalist infected with an alien symbiote that imbues him with superhuman powers. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above