reunite

American

[ree-yoo-nahyt] / ˌri yuˈnaɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

reunited, reuniting

to unite again, as after separation.

reunite British

/ ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt /

verb

to bring or come together again

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Other Word Forms

reunitable adjective
reuniter noun

Etymology

Origin of reunite

1585–95; < Medieval Latin reūnīt ( us ) (past participle of reūnīre ), equivalent to Latin re- re- + ūnītus joined together; unite ¹

Example Sentences

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He turned out to be a kind partner, but Eunhee missed her son deeply, and longed to be reunited with him.

From BBC

More often, though, we reunite to celebrate milestones.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seals & Crofts broke up around 1980 but later reunited to perform on the road; they put out an album called “Traces” in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times

Zoo bosses say it is important the pair are reunited as capybaras are social animals.

From BBC

But they also wanted to make sure the girls could be reunited with their parents.

From Salon

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