reunite

[ ree-yoo-nahyt ]

/ ˌri yuˈnaɪt /

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verb (used with or without object), re·u·nit·ed, re·u·nit·ing.

to unite again, as after separation.

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Origin of reunite

1585–95; <Medieval Latin reūnīt(us) (past participle of reūnīre), equivalent to Latin re-re- + ūnītus joined together; see unite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM reunite

re·u·nit·a·ble, adjectivere·u·nit·er, noun

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How to use reunite in a sentence

He was sent down the next day and soon reunited with the club that drafted him in the 22nd round in 2016.
Nationals protect Steven Fuentes, Yasel Antuna and Joan Adon from Rule 5 draft|Jesse Dougherty|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Such a deal, if it were to go through, would reunite Wizards Coach Scott Brooks with Westbrook, whom he coached for years on the Oklahoma City Thunder.
NBA free agency tracker (plus trades): Warriors acquire Kelly Oubre; 76ers trade Al Horford to Thunder|Ben Golliver|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Wideout Antonio Brown is set to make his Buccaneers debut as he reunites with Tom Brady, his quarterback for the lone NFL game he played last season with the New England Patriots.
Tom Brady and the Bucs were no match, again, for Drew Brees and the Saints|Mark Maske|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
I mean, we reunited the cast of every movie and TV show ever made to win this election.
Late-night TV hosts express shock at close election: ‘I feel like I overestimated the American people’|Emily Yahr|November 5, 2020|Washington Post

Her time with the New York Liberty was coming to an end, and Charles wanted to reunite with Thibault, her first coach after she was drafted No.
To see why Tina Charles is a future Hall of Famer, just watch her work off the court|Kareem Copeland|November 4, 2020|Washington Post
A couple days following my reunion with Edgar, Julio and I reunited, as well.
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Triplet panda cubs born this past July were reunited with their mother, Juxiao, in a Chinese zoo this week.
‘Sexual’ Barbershop Quartet, a Panda Family Reunion, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is in the interest of the world, and not just of Greece, that they be reunited.
Britain Has Lost Its Marbles: Elgin Loan Will Appease Putin|Geoffrey Robertson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She would eventually be reunited with them when their father was arrested in Willmar, Minnesota, 19 months after he disappeared.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zach Braff and Donald Faison The Scrubs stars reunited to sing this holiday duet.
The Most WTF Covers of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside,’ Everyone’s Favorite Date-Rape Holiday Classic|Kevin Fallon|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She died, reunited to her husband, shortly after the Revolution of July, 1830.
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It was a happy and reunited family which gathered around the Cordyce dining table that evening.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
The issue was that he was successful, the castle ascended out of the earth, and husband and wife were reunited.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
It is on Calvary the terms are made, and the great treaty ratified--divided interests are reunited, and peace on earth proclaimed.
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The afternoon slipped away before either of the reunited friends was aware that it had gone.
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British Dictionary definitions for reunite

reunite

/ (ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt) /

verb

to bring or come together again

Derived forms of reunite

reunitable, adjectivereuniter, noun

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