Definitions

1. verb

to identify or recognize someone or something again, especially after they have been forgotten or overlooked

“The researchers had to reidentify the participants in the study from their old photographs.”

2. verb

to assign or give a new identification or name to something, especially a person or animal

“The zookeepers reidentified the rare species of bird after it was brought in for care.”

3. noun

the act of identifying or recognizing someone or something again

“The process of reidentification can be time-consuming and labor-intensive.”

4. noun

a new identification or name given to something, especially a person or animal

“The reidentification of the species was a significant discovery for the scientific community.”