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rejoin1 definition

re·join (rē jo̵in′)

transitive verb

  1. to come into the company of again
  2. to join together again; reunite
  3. to become a member of again after a lapse in membership

Etymology: < MFr rejoindre: see rejoin

intransitive verb

to become joined together again
rejoin2 definition

re·join (ri jo̵in′)

transitive verb

to say in answer

Etymology: LME rejoynen < Anglo-Fr rejoyner, to reply to a charge < MFr rejoindre, to join again: see re- & join

intransitive verb

  1. to answer
  2. Law to answer the plaintiff's replication

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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