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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Once there, he gets wrapped up in a mystery, befriends a private eye named Perry (Val Kilmer), and reconnects with Harmony (Michelle Monaghan), a childhood crush. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024 Reports indicate that Woodland was born in Russia's Perm region, adopted by an American family at the age of two, and later returned to Russia while seeking to reconnect with his biological mother. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 As consumers move away from familiar chains, the brand must find ways to innovate and reconnect with its audience, while adapting to a rapidly evolving dining landscape. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024 In a new interview with Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Anderson said her move to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, was an opportunity to reconnect with her true self. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024 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 3 Dec. 2024.

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