refound

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re·​found (ˌ)rē-ˈfau̇nd 

past tense and past participle of refind

It doesn't look like their refound marital bliss will last very long …

—Rebecca Keane

refound

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verb

re·​found (ˌ)rē-ˈfau̇nd 

refounded; refounding

transitive verb

: to found (something) again

After being almost totally destroyed, Carthage was refounded by Julius Caesar in 46 BC.

—Christine Drake

The club, set up in 1904, collapsed and was refounded as Napoli Soccer.

—Nick Clark

refoundation

(ˌ)rē-fau̇n-ˈdā-shən 

noun

plural refoundations

… its octagonal baptistery is even earlier, dating back to the fifth-century refoundation of the town …

—The Telegraph (United Kingdom)

refounder noun

plural refounders

the city's refounders

Examples of refound in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Yet in recent weeks the far-right ministers have apparently refound their political footing and confidence. —Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2023

Is the industry’s large-scale move over the last two decades toward Hillsong-style worship music — i.e., prayerful songs directed at God, not conversational music from human to human — a confirmation that Christian musicians had finally refound their footing after chasing pop trends for too long? —Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2021

Despite the final tally, the loss against the Bucks would've been much uglier if Grant hadn't refound his shooting touch. —Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2021

With many of us stuck at home, the world refound its love for video games. —Bartosz Skwarczek, Forbes, 17 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1513, in the meaning defined above