refind
To find something again.
Verb
- 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,...
- 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,...
- 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:
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English find English refind From re- + find.