rediscover
/'ri:dis'kʌvə/
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Definition
Verb: * To discover something again, especially something that one had previously known, used, or enjoyed but had forgotten or neglected for a period of time.
Usage
The verb "rediscover" is used to describe the act of finding or becoming aware of something for a second or subsequent time. It often implies a renewed appreciation or a fresh perspective on something familiar. It is a transitive verb and requires a direct object.
Examples
- While cleaning the attic, I rediscovered my old stamp collection.
- After years of eating fast food, she rediscovered the joy of cooking at home.
- The artist rediscovered his passion for painting during a trip to the countryside.
- Historians have rediscovered important documents that were thought to be lost.
Advanced Usage
- Reflexive Use: Sometimes used reflexively to mean finding a lost part of one's own identity, passion, or ability.
- After his retirement, he took time to rediscover himself and his hobbies.
Variants and Related Words
- Rediscovery (noun): The act or process of rediscovering something.
- The rediscovery of the ancient city was a major archaeological event.
Synonyms
- Re-find: To find something again.
- Recover: To get back or regain something lost.
- Reencounter: To encounter or meet with again.
Antonyms
- Lose: To be deprived of or cease to have.
- Forget: To fail to remember.
Related Phrases
- A sense of rediscovery: A feeling of finding something valuable from the past.
- Reading her childhood diary gave her a sense of rediscovery.
Verb
- discover again
- I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child