reintroduce

verb

re·​in·​tro·​duce (ˌ)rē-ˌin-trə-ˈdüs How to pronounce reintroduce (audio)
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reintroduced; reintroducing

transitive verb

: to introduce (someone or something) again
efforts to reintroduce the animals into the wild
They'd been touring hard, reintroducing themselves to audiences nearly a decade after going their separate ways.James Sullivan
… the company has taken the bold step of reintroducing hits from the past.Lynn Yaeger
reintroduction noun
plural reintroductions
Three years later it became the core site for reintroduction of the red wolf, a species officially extinct in the wild. Cheryl Lyn Dybas

Examples of reintroduce in a Sentence

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About this year's inductees My Little Pony My Little Pony was first introduced by Hasbro in 1983 and reintroduced again in 2003. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024 An initial 10 wolves were reintroduced last December after being captured in Oregon, following a controversial ballot initiative that had received voter approval in the 2020 elections. Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 Marquee stars, ranging from Bayley to Sasha Banks to Alexa Bliss, have come and gone from the division since the titles were reintroduced in 2019, but the division has never had any sustained momentum to propel it to the next level. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 If their habitat is restored in the future, the animals can be reintroduced to the wild. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reintroduce 

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reintroduce was in 1642

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“Reintroduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reintroduce. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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