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to reinvolve

to reinvolve

5.4
To take part again in an activity or group
  • verb
  • /ˌriːɪnˈvɑːlv/
translation icon : volver a involucrar
  • He was thrilled to reinvolve himself with his childhood friends after moving back to town.
  • get reinvolved

Examples

  • After years of working in finance, she decided to reinvolve herself in community service projects that once brought her joy.

  • "But why did she continue to reinvolve herself with the substances that had brought her so much pain?

    Academic text (2000)

  • The organization aims to reinvolve former members who had stepped away for personal reasons.

Synonyms

to reconnect
vsto reinvolve
86 3.7

Join things or people again after they were apart

focuses on taking part again rather than restoring contact or link
to rejoin
vsto reinvolve
70 3.5

Come back together with someone or something after being apart

emphasizes taking part again rather than merely resuming membership
to reintroduce
vsto reinvolve
43 3.9

To bring something back after it was gone or not used

focuses on taking part again rather than simple presentation
to reintegrate
vsto reinvolve
14 6.2

To bring a person back into a group or society after being away

means having someone take part again without implying full or formal return
to reengage
vsto reinvolve
4 4.0

Begin being involved again after a break

also can mean causing others or things to take part again
to re-enter
vsto reinvolve
3.7

To enter a place or activity again after leaving it

puts emphasis on taking part again rather than simply going back in

Antonyms

to withdraw
466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

to disengage
82 5.3

To stop being part of or connected to something

How Involved

to recommit
4 4.3
to reinvolve
5.4
to reengage
4 4.0
to rejoin
70 3.5
to observe
619 2.4

Surface Forms

reinvolve infinitive
reinvolved past
reinvolved past participle
reinvolving present participle
reinvolves third person singular

Morphology

reinvolve = involve (transparent) = re + involve

In this sense, 're-' clearly means 'again', so 'reinvolve' means 'involve again'.

Etymology

Reinvolve is made from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the word involve meaning 'to include' or 'to take part'. So, to reinvolve someone is to 'include' them again or make them 'take part' again.