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to reacquaint

to reacquaint

16 5.3
To get to know someone or something again after being apart
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈkwent/
translation icon : volver a familiarizarse con
  • Robert gave her a warm hug as well, and they sat down to reacquaint themselves.
  • get reacquainted
  • become reacquainted

I help them get reacquainted with what their true dream is.

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Examples

  • For Rosa, these visits meant getting reacquainted with family.

    Academic text (1993)

  • That's what this country needs to do: reacquaint ourselves with our roots and rebuild the USA.

    Blog text (13)

  • I, uh, I was just on my way home to reacquaint myself with my wife.

    Impostor (2001)

  • "I am sure this letter comes as a surprise to you, but let me reacquaint you with who I am.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • But after being away for a few months, it's time to reacquaint ourselves and see what has changed.

    Blog text (10)

  • Reacquaint your husband with his village and his people.

    Robin Hood (2010)

  • These two need time to get reacquainted.

    The Darkest Minds (2018)

  • I recently became reacquainted with two of my closest high school friends.

    Blog text (23)

  • We're just getting reacquainted.

    No Time to Die (2021)

  • After college, I decided to reacquaint myself with my old friends from high school.

Synonyms

to refresh
vsto reacquaint
50 2.8

Help someone or yourself remember something forgotten

applies to restoring recognition of people or objects, not just recalling information
to reintroduce
vsto reacquaint
43 3.9

To bring something back after it was gone or not used

aims to restore familiarity and recognition rather than merely presenting again
to refresh memory
vsto reacquaint
24 3.4

To help someone remember things they learned before

focuses on regaining familiarity with people or things rather than only facts
to refamiliarize
vsto reacquaint
  • US
1 6.5

To learn or help someone remember how to use something again after not using it for a while

is broader, covering people and gaps of being apart rather than only nonuse

Antonyms

to forget
∞ 1.0

Not remember something you should remember

to alienate
123 6.7

To make someone feel alone and lose support from others

How Familiar

to reconnect
86 3.7
to reacquaint
16 5.3
to greet
248 1.0
to meet
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

reacquaint infinitive
reacquainted past
reacquainted past participle
reacquainting present participle
reacquaints third person singular

Morphology

reacquaint = acquaint (transparent) = re + acquaint

For learners who know 'acquaint', the prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again'.

Etymology

Reacquaint is built from re- meaning 'again' and acquaint, which comes from a root that means 'to know', like the simple word know. So to reacquaint yourself or someone else is to become 'familiar' with them or something again.