reacquire

verb

re·​ac·​quire (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r 

reacquired; reacquiring; reacquires

transitive verb

: to acquire again: such as

a

: to regain as one's own

… the Saad that returns to Chicago this fall, reacquired in a stunning trade for Artemi Panarin, brings more than just a more worldly view of the NHL with him.

—Mark Lazerus

b

: to relocate and hold (something previously held) in a detector

The submarine slowed to reacquire the target.

—Tom Clancy

Synonyms

• get back
• re-collect
• recapture
• reclaim
• recoup
• recover
• regain
• repossess
• retake
• retrieve

Examples of reacquire in a Sentence

the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year

Recent Examples on the Web

Winslow has also reacquired The Winter of Frankie Machine from Paramount, initially acquired for Martin Scorsese to direct and Robert De Niro to star, before that duo instead made The Irishman instead with De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2025

The Padres reacquired Wolf before the 2024 season for minor league INF Kervin Pichardo. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025

Spikes reacquired the company in 2021 and relaunched in 2022. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025

But Seattle reacquired the momentum with a power play marker, then got back within one goal with just 11.3 seconds left in the period as the Wild got caught on a disconnected shift. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reacquire

• mcintire
• admire
• afire
• aspire
• backfire
• esquire
• expire
• haywire
• hellfire
• inquire
• inspire
• newswire