reunify

verb

re·​uni·​fy (ˌ)rē-ˈyü-nə-ˌfī 

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

(ˌ)rē-ˌyü-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

noun

the reunification of Germany

Examples of reunify in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2023, North Korea formally abandoned the goal of reunifying with South Korea. — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

China would like to annex Taiwan or reunify it with the mainland, according to the Chinese narrative. — Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

In a New Year’s address, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to reunify the two countries and has insisted that other countries not officially recognize Taipei in order to maintain diplomatic ties with Beijing. — News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026

Six other children who were in the daycare at the time were unharmed and have since been reunified with their parents, according to police. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reunify

• abscissae
• adonai
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi