reintroduce

verb

re·​in·​tro·​duce (ˌ)rē-ˌin-trə-ˈdüs 

-ˈdyüs

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

(ˌ)rē-ˌin-trə-ˈdək-shən 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Soon thereafter the Reagan administration reintroduced detention in full force. —Ana Raquel Minian, TIME, 30 May 2024

In the face of the changing climate and numerous challenges, at every turn Mr. and Mrs. Purchase have dedicated the better part of their adult lives to breeding Spix’s macaws and reintroducing them into nature. —Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024

One of the 10 wolves reintroduced in December was found dead in Larimer County on April 18. —Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 22 May 2024

Proponents of reintroducing the species have said there is plenty of habitat to accommodate the animals, which naturally live in low density in snowy, high-elevation areas. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above