reunite

C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement

Also spelled re-unite

US /ˌriuˈnaɪt/ UK /ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to bring or come together again after separation

The charity helped reunite refugees with their families.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to bring or come together... reunify rejoin reconcileregroupreassemble

Opposites

separate divide split part

Word family

Derived forms reunionreunited

Related forms unite union reunion unity

Etymology

From re- ('again') + unite, from Late Latin unitus, past participle of unire ('to unite, make one'), from Latin unus ('one').

unire Latin unus Latin *óynos Proto-Indo-European

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Verbs of Movement

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# reunite

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌriuˈnaɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt/

## Meanings
1. to bring or come together again after separation

## Examples
- The charity helped reunite refugees with their families.

## Synonyms
- reunify
- rejoin
- reconcile
- regroup
- reassemble

## Antonyms
- separate
- divide
- split
- part

## Derived Forms
- reunion
- reunited

## Related Forms
- unite
- union
- reunion
- unity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: unire
- Root: unus
- Root: *óynos

## Etymology
From re- ('again') + unite, from Late Latin unitus, past participle of unire ('to unite, make one'), from Latin unus ('one').

## AI Etymology
Reunite comes from re- ('again') + unite, from Late Latin unitus, past participle of unire ('to unite, make one'), from Latin unus ('one'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a verb, it means "to bring or come together again after separation", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin unire, Latin unus, and Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Derivative forms include reunion, reunited; related words include unite, union, reunion, unity.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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