rediscover
Britishverb
Explanation
When you rediscover something, you find it or claim it again, the way you rediscover your Scottish heritage after you rediscover your fondness for wearing a kilt and playing the bagpipe. People who rediscover their roots or their past get back in touch with something that had been lost or hidden for some time. Making your mom's chocolate chip cookie recipe, for example, might help you rediscover your love of baking after being out of practice for years. Rediscover adds the "again" prefix re- to discover, which comes from the Latin roots dis-, "opposite of," and cooperire, "to cover up."
Example Sentences
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I need them to be wide open and to rediscover the music every night from their perspective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Speaking of that: It’s not too late to join our series of challenges to help you rediscover the beauty of socializing in a pre-smartphone era.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
As investors rediscover their interest in chip stocks, they were dumping some major software stocks on Thursday, adding to pressures seen in the sector over the past year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Raducanu demonstrated the aggressive brand of tennis which she is hoping to rediscover after reuniting with Andrew Richardson, the coach who guided her to the US Open triumph before they parted ways immediately afterwards.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The architecture of Middlesex was an attempt to rediscover pure origins.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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