Reunited

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Came together again after being apart for some time
2. Restored a connection by coming back into each other's presence after separation
3. Brought back into close contact or association after a period of distance

Etymology: "Reunited" is the past form of "reunite," which is built from "unite" with the prefix "re-" meaning "again." The base "unite" comes through Middle English from Latin "unire," to join into one, and that Latin verb grows from "unus," meaning "one," which is also the source of words like "unit," "union," and "unison." So the core idea of the word is simply making one thing out of many, and "reunite" adds the sense of making that oneness happen once more. The prefix is the easier half of the story. "Re-" entered English from Old French, which took it from Latin, where it already carried the sense of repetition or backward motion. English speakers have attached it freely to verbs for centuries, so "reunite" is a transparent formation rather than an ancient coinage.

Synonyms: reconciled, restored

Antonyms: separated, divided