refind
verbUK /ɹiːˈfaɪnd/
Etymology From re- + find.
1
To find something again.
- Cardan, in his fifth book of Wisdom, gives an instance in a smith of Milan, a fellow-citizen of his, one Galeus de Rubeis, that being commended for refinding of an instrument of Archimedes, for joy ran mad., vol.1, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.300
- I used to get your paper back in the early '80s but then you burned down and I lost touch with you. Just refound your address!1987 December 20, Roland Dube, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 23, page 14:
1 more example
- Clark now sees an opportunity to help Republicans refind their soul and message.2008 November 22, Brian A. Howey, “The Obama 'Landslide' Impact”, in Howey Politics Indiana:
- Synonyms
- rediscover
- Derived terms
- refindable