reunify

verb

re·​uni·​fy (ˌ)rē-ˈyü-nə-ˌfī How to pronounce reunify (audio)
reunified; reunifying

transitive + intransitive

: to unify again : to bring (people or things) or to be brought into a unit or a coherent whole after a period of separation
reunifying families that were separated in the war
reunified the children with their families
Of the four countries divided by World War II and the Cold War, Vietnam was the first to reunify.Foreign Affairs
reunification noun
the reunification of Germany

Examples of reunify in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Also left out are Vena’s outbursts in court, which a judge and his own former attorney warned would hurt his efforts to be reunified with the child. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024 Two open-wheel series were not sustainable and in 2008 reunified for what is now IndyCar. Jenna Fryer, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024 The harder North and South Korea work to reunify, the more entrenched their separation seems to become. Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 Passing the test for these language-learners could mean a green card, a medical school admission or the chance to reunify with family abroad. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024 China has long claimed sovereignty over the island and has vowed to reunify it with the rest of the mainland by 2027. The Week Staff, theweek, 14 Jan. 2024 Our motherland must be reunified, and it will surely be reunified. Eryk Michael Smith, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024 When the Berlin Wall came down and Germany reunified, the trickle became a flood and thousands of letters began to arrive every day in the run up to Christmas. Kate Brady, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023 Headline of the day Xi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with China The Chinese leader's message in San Francisco got the attention of U.S. officials because it was delivered at a meeting that was intended to reduce tensions. Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reunify was in 1879

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“Reunify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reunify. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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