reconnect
v.v. to join together again after being separated. You can use this for physical things like wires or for social things like talking to an old friend.
v. to restore a physical, electronic, or social connection that has been severed or interrupted. Often implies a deliberate effort to re-establish a link after a period of absence or failure.
I want to reconnect with my old school friends.
After the storm damaged the power lines, it took the engineers three days to reconnect the entire neighborhood to the grid.
The documentary explores how displaced families attempt to reconnect with their cultural heritage through traditional music and storytelling after decades of living in foreign urban environments.
Often used as an intransitive verb followed by the preposition 'with' when referring to social relationships.
I reconnected my friend yesterday.I reconnected with my friend yesterday.When referring to social relationships, 'reconnect' usually requires the preposition 'with' rather than a direct object.