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

The report also outlined recommendations for healing communities wracked by the social ills wrought by the schools, for revitalizing language and cultural support, for reunifying families, for reforms in tribal community education and for steps to reduce violence in tribal communities. —Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024

Barnes said as of 5:30 p.m. all surviving students had been reunified with their families. —Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024

Barnes said all students were reunified with their parents. —Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024

And a federal lawsuit brought by the ACLU forced the administration to reunify the children in its custody with their families. —Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above