renew acquaintances

English

Verb

renew acquaintances (third-person singular simple present renews acquaintances, present participle renewing acquaintances, simple past and past participle renewed acquaintances)

1. To contact old acquaintances after a period of no contact, in order to strengthen the relationship.
   • 2010, Guy C. Taylor, Penelope Venola, Maryjane's Notebook: Memoirs of a Hollywood Dress Designer, →ISBN:

     We'd invite various contacts up to renew acquaintances and remind them of my dressmaking talents.

2. (sports) Compete for a subsequent time in another match.
   • 2015 February 24, Daniel Taylor, “Luis Suárez strikes twice as Barcelona teach Manchester City a lesson”, in The Guardian (London)‎^[1]:

     Sergio Agüero’s goal midway through the second half does change the complexion slightly before the sides renew acquaintances in this Champions League last 16 fixture on 18 March but City’s momentum was quickly lost after Gaël Clichy’s second yellow card and the return leg would have felt like a formality had Messi put away that penalty in the third minute of stoppage time.