Meaning & use

Reacquainted

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Became familiar again with someone or something after a period of separation.

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The old friends reacquainted themselves over coffee after ten years apart.

He spent the weekend getting reacquainted with his hometown.

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Often used reflexively, as in 'reacquainted myself,' to describe renewing knowledge of a person, place, or subject.

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