reunite
pronunciation
How to pronounce reunite in British English:
UK [ˌriːjuˈnaɪt , ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt]
How to pronounce reunite in American English:
US [ˌriːjuˈnaɪt , ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt]
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- Verb:
- have a reunion; unite again
- unify again, as of a country
Word Origin
- reunite (v.)
- c. 1500, from Medieval Latin reunitus, past participle of reunire "unite again," from Latin re- "again" (see re-) + Late Latin unire "join together, make into one" (see unite). Related: Reunited; reuniting.
Example
- 1. If a case is broken immediately after the crime , police can easily reunite children with their families .
- 2. Despite a new official effort to reunite families with their lost children , volunteers shoulder much of the work .
- 3. A few days later , a reporter asked the young men and griffith to reunite at a local coffee shop .
- 4. Possibly the best pop talent-show outfit to date , girls aloud park the tv careers and the solo records and reunite for a monster spring tour .
- 5. The lunar new year holiday , which officially ended saturday , is the main annual opportunity for these workers to reunite with family and take stock of the year .