reunite

verb

re·​unite ˌrē-yu̇-ˈnīt 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Athletic reported last month head of recruitment Harvey Bussell is set to leave for National Women’s Soccer League side Utah Royals and analyst Lawrence Shamieh will return to Tottenham Hotspur, reunited with former United assistant and now new Spurs head coach Martin Ho. —Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025

During de Pablo's final episode of NCIS, Ziva decided to go to Paris to reunite with Michael Weatherly's Tony and their daughter Tali, played by Isla Gie. —Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025

While Aerosmith did reunite for a California wildfire benefit show earlier this year, the group has not announced plans for a makeup farewell tour. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025

The two men reunited at Telluride over Labor Day. —Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025

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

Rhymes for reunite

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite

Kids Definition

reunite

verb

re·​unite ˌrē-yu̇-ˈnīt 

: to come or bring together again after a separation