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

Mitsotakis’s right-wing administration has been pushing to reunify the masterpieces within view of the Acropolis. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Over the past two years, Shara’s campaign to reunify the country has been violent. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

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

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