reunite
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of reunite
1585–95; < Medieval Latin reūnīt ( us ) (past participle of reūnīre ), equivalent to Latin re- re- + ūnītus joined together; see unite 1
Explanation
To meet up with someone again, or to get back together, is to reunite. When your wandering cat comes home after a week-long adventure, you can happily reunite with her. If a couple breaks up and then reconciles, they reunite. And when a large family — all of the aunts, uncles, cousins, and second cousins — has a reunion, they also reunite. Both reunion and reunite come from the Latin root unus, or "one," and the "again" prefix re-, so reunite means "make as one again."
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Example Sentences
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Reunite the living hostages with their families and stop the killing of civilians.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024
Reunite him with two of his favourite collaborators, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, and the hype machine goes into overdrive.
From BBC • May 15, 2023
Ukraine has joined forces with U.S. tech company Find My Parent to develop the app "Reunite Ukraine" that would help reconnect families separated during the conflict, said Oleksander Fatsevych, deputy head of the National Police.
From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023
“These types of dogs are easy to grab and run with,” said Tom Sharp, president and CEO of AKC Reunite.
From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2022
Reunite, rē-ū-nīt′, v.t. to join after separation: to reconcile after variance.—v.i. to become united again: to join again.—v.t.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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