diff --git a/Lib/packaging/command/bdist.py b/Lib/packaging/command/bdist.py
index b9d550b..e390cdc 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/command/bdist.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/command/bdist.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         # Reinitialize and run each command.
         for i in range(len(self.formats)):
             cmd_name = commands[i]
-            sub_cmd = self.get_reinitialized_command(cmd_name)
+            sub_cmd = self.reinitialize_command(cmd_name)
             sub_cmd.format = self.formats[i]
 
             # passing the owner and group names for tar archiving
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_dumb.py b/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_dumb.py
index 309f64f..548e3c4 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_dumb.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_dumb.py
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
         if not self.skip_build:
             self.run_command('build')
 
-        install = self.get_reinitialized_command('install_dist',
-                                                 reinit_subcommands=True)
+        install = self.reinitialize_command('install_dist',
+                                            reinit_subcommands=True)
         install.root = self.bdist_dir
         install.skip_build = self.skip_build
         install.warn_dir = False
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_msi.py b/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_msi.py
index 9c1791f..4f8eca6 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_msi.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_msi.py
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@
         if not self.skip_build:
             self.run_command('build')
 
-        install = self.get_reinitialized_command('install_dist',
-                                                 reinit_subcommands=True)
+        install = self.reinitialize_command('install_dist',
+                                            reinit_subcommands=True)
         install.prefix = self.bdist_dir
         install.skip_build = self.skip_build
         install.warn_dir = False
 
-        install_lib = self.get_reinitialized_command('install_lib')
+        install_lib = self.reinitialize_command('install_lib')
         # we do not want to include pyc or pyo files
         install_lib.compile = False
         install_lib.optimize = 0
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_wininst.py b/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_wininst.py
index 6c1e225..4e6b79e 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_wininst.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/command/bdist_wininst.py
@@ -115,14 +115,13 @@
         if not self.skip_build:
             self.run_command('build')
 
-        install = self.get_reinitialized_command('install',
-                                                 reinit_subcommands=True)
+        install = self.reinitialize_command('install', reinit_subcommands=True)
         install.root = self.bdist_dir
         install.skip_build = self.skip_build
         install.warn_dir = False
         install.plat_name = self.plat_name
 
-        install_lib = self.get_reinitialized_command('install_lib')
+        install_lib = self.reinitialize_command('install_lib')
         # we do not want to include pyc or pyo files
         install_lib.compile = False
         install_lib.optimize = 0
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/command/cmd.py b/Lib/packaging/command/cmd.py
index 1053ac3..a88df02 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/command/cmd.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/command/cmd.py
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@
         cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
         return cmd_obj
 
-    def get_reinitialized_command(self, command, reinit_subcommands=False):
-        return self.distribution.get_reinitialized_command(
+    def reinitialize_command(self, command, reinit_subcommands=False):
+        return self.distribution.reinitialize_command(
             command, reinit_subcommands)
 
     def run_command(self, command):
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/command/test.py b/Lib/packaging/command/test.py
index 7f9015b..5b62a12 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/command/test.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/command/test.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         prev_syspath = sys.path[:]
         try:
             # build release
-            build = self.get_reinitialized_command('build')
+            build = self.reinitialize_command('build')
             self.run_command('build')
             sys.path.insert(0, build.build_lib)
 
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/dist.py b/Lib/packaging/dist.py
index 49ad4c5..607767e 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/dist.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/dist.py
@@ -636,9 +636,9 @@
             except ValueError as msg:
                 raise PackagingOptionError(msg)
 
-    def get_reinitialized_command(self, command, reinit_subcommands=False):
+    def reinitialize_command(self, command, reinit_subcommands=False):
         """Reinitializes a command to the state it was in when first
-        returned by 'get_command_obj()': ie., initialized but not yet
+        returned by 'get_command_obj()': i.e., initialized but not yet
         finalized.  This provides the opportunity to sneak option
         values in programmatically, overriding or supplementing
         user-supplied values from the config files and command line.
@@ -650,10 +650,11 @@
         'reinit_subcommands' is true, also reinitializes the command's
         sub-commands, as declared by the 'sub_commands' class attribute (if
         it has one).  See the "install_dist" command for an example.  Only
-        reinitializes the sub-commands that actually matter, ie. those
-        whose test predicates return true.
+        reinitializes the sub-commands that actually matter, i.e. those
+        whose test predicate return true.
 
-        Returns the reinitialized command object.
+        Returns the reinitialized command object.  It will be the same
+        object as the one stored in the self.command_obj attribute.
         """
         if not isinstance(command, Command):
             command_name = command
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@
 
         if reinit_subcommands:
             for sub in command.get_sub_commands():
-                self.get_reinitialized_command(sub, reinit_subcommands)
+                self.reinitialize_command(sub, reinit_subcommands)
 
         return command
 
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/support.py b/Lib/packaging/tests/support.py
index 1479598..b2ebf34 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/support.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/support.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
     Useful for mocking one dependency command in the tests for another
     command, see e.g. the dummy build command in test_build_scripts.
     """
-    # XXX does not work with dist.get_reinitialized_command, which typechecks
+    # XXX does not work with dist.reinitialize_command, which typechecks
     # and wants a finalized attribute
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):