refind

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ find.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈfaɪnd/

Verb

refind (third-person singular simple present refinds, present participle refinding, simple past and past participle refound)

1. To find something again.
   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
     , vol.1, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.300:

     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.

   • 1987 December 20, Roland Dube, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 23, page 14:

     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!

   • 2008 November 22, Brian A. Howey, “The Obama 'Landslide' Impact”, in Howey Politics Indiana‎^[1]:

     Clark now sees an opportunity to help Republicans refind their soul and message.

Synonyms

• rediscover

Anagrams

• Friden, Friend, finder, friend, frined, redfin