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’ve talked to so many artists about this and when you have a break that is not forced it allows you to rediscover your love for whatever you were doing before.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The retailer is trying to turn itself around and rediscover its sense of style, after inflation over this decade forced consumers elsewhere.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
He will also need to rediscover some form.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Iger’s second spell as CEO wasn’t a success by any metric, but under D’Amaro the stock looks well-positioned to rediscover its magic.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
We may be about to rediscover that dying is not such a bad thing to do after all.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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