reunite

verb

re·​unite ˌrē-yu̇-ˈnīt How to pronounce reunite (audio)
reunited; reuniting; reunites

transitive verb

: to bring together again

intransitive verb

: to come together again : rejoin

Examples of reunite in a Sentence

The police reunited the woman and her son. We need a candidate who can reunite the party. The band reunited for a special concert.
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Much of the cast of the vampire franchise reunited at MegaCon on Friday, Feb. 7, in Orlando, more than a decade after the premiere of the final film in the four-part saga, 2012's Breaking Dawn — Part 2. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025 Released Israeli hostage Or Levy reunites with son Almog at Sheba Hospital on Saturday. Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025 The car’s current owner reunited the 1937 race car with its 1946 Franay roadster coachwork. New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025 And at the bar, actress and model Dree Hemingway was reunited with a photographer, Steven Sebring, who’d shot her first-ever fashion campaign over 20 years ago. Freya Drohan, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reunite 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin reunitus, past participle of reunire, from Latin re- + Late Latin unire to unite — more at unite

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of reunite was in the 15th century

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“Reunite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reunite. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

reunite

verb
re·​unite ˌrē-yu̇-ˈnīt How to pronounce reunite (audio)
: to come or bring together again after a separation
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