Standard Lemma guide

rediscover

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ʌvə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 D IH0 S K AH1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To discover again; especially something previously lost or forgotten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • She rediscovered her faith in religion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

discover again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: discover

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epi Proto-Indo-European *h2wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Latin discooperīreder. Late Latin discoperīre Old French descovrirbor. Middle English discoveren English discover English rediscover From re- + discover.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: redescobrir — to discover again
  • Danish: genopdage — to discover again
  • Dutch: herontdekken — to discover again
  • Esperanto: retrovi — to discover again
  • Finnish: löytää uudelleen — to discover again
  • French: redécouvrir — to discover again
  • French: retrouver — to discover again
  • Galician: redescubrir — to discover again
  • German: wiederentdecken — to discover again
  • German: neu entdecken — to discover again
  • Irish: athaimsigh — to discover again
  • Italian: riscoprire — to discover again
  • Polish: ponownie odkrywać — to discover again
  • Polish: ponownie odkryć — to discover again
  • Portuguese: redescobrir — to discover again
  • Portuguese: reencontrar — to discover again
  • Slovak: znovuobjaviť — to discover again
  • Slovak: znovuobjavovať — to discover again
  • Spanish: redescubrir — to discover again