refind

present singular third person refinds · participle present refinding · participle past refound · past refound

1. To find something again.

   Clark now sees an opportunity to help Republicans refind their soul and message.

   2008 November 22, Brian A. Howey, “The Obama 'Landslide' Impact”, in Howey Politics Indiana

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   Cardan, in his fifth book of Wisdom, gives an instance in a smith of Milan, a fellow-citizen of his, one Galeus de Rubeis, that being commended for refinding of an instrument of Archimedes, for joy ran mad.

   1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York: New York Review Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 300

   I used to get your paper back in the early '80s but then you burned down and I lost touch with you. Just refound your address!

   1987 December 20, Roland Dube, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 23, page 14

   Synonyms: rediscover