rejoin

verb
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.

  1. inherited from rejoynen

Definitions

  1. To join again

    To join again; to unite after separation.

  2. To come, or go, again into the presence of

    To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.

    • Meet and rejoin me, in my penſive Grott.
    • Williams had a problem fitting his left rear tyre and that left Alonso only 3.1secs adrift when he rejoined from his final stop three laps later.
  3. To state in reply.

    • "Be careful what you do," rejoined another man's voice that I did not know, "lest someone see you digging, and scent us out."
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. To answer to a reply.

    2. To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.

    3. To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied…

      To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement, based on rejoinder.

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