rejoin

re·join

verb \ri-ˈjȯin, vt 1 is (ˌ)rē-\

Definition of REJOIN

intransitive verb

: to answer the replication of the plaintiff

transitive verb

1

: to join again

2

: to say often sharply or critically in response especially as a reply to a reply

Examples of REJOIN

1. I'll be rejoining my family for the last part of our vacation.
2. Now that the kids are in school, I'm ready to rejoin the workforce.
3. The original drummer left the band in 2000 but rejoined two years later.
4. This trail eventually rejoins the main trail.
5. The river divides here, but the two streams rejoin downstream.

Origin of REJOIN

Middle English, from Anglo-French rejoindre, from re- + joindre to join — more at join

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to REJOIN

Synonyms: come back, answer, reply, respond, retort, return, riposte

Antonyms: ask, inquire, question

Related Words: acknowledge, comment, communicate, correspond, react, remark; counter, defend, deny, explain, field, rebut, refute

Near Antonyms: challenge, cross-examine, examine, grill, interrogate, pump, quiz; poll, query, survey

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Rhymes with REJOIN

adjoin, Alboin, benzoin, Burgoyne, conjoin, Des Moines, disjoin, eloign, enjoin, essoin, purloin, recoin, sainfoin, short loin, sirloin, subjoin