reacquaint

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verb

To acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise.

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Meanings

verbreacquaint (third-person singular simple present reacquaints, present participle reacquainting, simple past and past participle reacquainted)

present singular third person reacquaints · participle present reacquainting · participle past reacquainted · past reacquainted

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishacquaint
  7. Englishreacquaint

From re- + acquaint.

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Translations

German wieder vertraut machen, wieder in Kontakt kommen
  • wieder vertraut machento acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise
  • wieder in Kontakt kommento acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise
  • wieder neu gewöhnento acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise
  • erneut kennenlernento acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise
  • wieder anfreundento acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise
Cite this entry
APA

reacquaint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reacquaint

MLA

“reacquaint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reacquaint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reacquaint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reacquaint.

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