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Definition of reidentify

reidentify

/ˌriː.aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/
re · i · den · ti · fy
Adjective:reidentifiable
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Past Simple:reidentified
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Past Participle:reidentified
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Present Participle:reidentifying
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reidentify Lexical Profile

reidentify Game Scores & Validity

• verb

1

To identify someone or something again, or to assign a new or revised identity or classification to them.

Example

"Botanists had to reidentify several museum specimens after modern genetic analysis revealed they belonged to a distinct genus."

2

To match anonymized or de-identified personal data back to the specific individual to whom it belongs (in data privacy and information security).

Example

"Privacy researchers demonstrated how easy it is to reidentify patients in public medical datasets by cross-referencing zip codes and birth dates."

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• Rhymes for reidentify

• Nearby Words

rehydrate
rehydration
reichenbach
reidentify
reign
reigning
reignite

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Reidentify. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/reidentify
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