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reunify

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 UW1 N AH0 F AY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To unify again; to bring back together, or come back together, after separation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

unify again, as of a country

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Will Korea reunify?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reunite

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unite, unify

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English unify English reunify From re- + unify.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 統一 /统一 (tǒngyī) — transitive
  • French: réunifier — transitive
  • Galician: reunificar — transitive
  • German: wiedervereinigen — transitive
  • Irish: athaontaigh — transitive
  • Italian: riunificare — transitive
  • Portuguese: reunificar — transitive
  • Spanish: reunificar — transitive
  • Spanish: reunificarse — intransitive