|rē+ transitive verb
Etymology: re- + discover
1.
a. : to find again
rediscovered the island of Madeira — H.W.Van Loon
b. : to arrive at independently or try to recapture by analysis (a technique or concept already discovered or once employed)
rediscovering the methods of the Greek sculptors — Herbert Read
2.
a. : to bring to light again
the original Hittites, recently rediscovered by excavation and decipherment — advt
b. : to take new interest in or create fresh appreciation for (one fallen into low esteem)
Americans … have rediscovered their frontier painters — Bernard Smith
c. : to make new use of (a neglected asset)
rediscovered the Slavonic sources of their culture — Oscar Handlin
• re·discovery “+ noun