Definition

1. Verb:
   • To unify again; to bring together into a single entity after a period of separation or division: This is the core meaning, most commonly applied to political entities, regions, or territories that were once united, became divided, and are then brought back together.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The primary goal of the treaty was to reunify the two provinces under a single administration.
  • After decades of civil war, the leaders worked tirelessly to reunify the nation.
  • The question "Will the peninsula ever reunify?" is a topic of international diplomacy.

Advanced Usage

• "to reunify with": To become unified again with a specific entity.
  • The breakaway region expressed a desire to reunify with its former sovereign state.

Variants and Related Words

• Reunification (n): The process or result of reunifying.
  • The reunification of Germany in 1990 was a historic event.
• Reunified (adj): Describing something that has been unified again.
  • The reunified country faced significant economic challenges.

Synonyms

• Reunite: Often used interchangeably, though "reunite" can be broader (e.g., families, friends) while "reunify" is more specific to political or territorial unity.
• Integrate: To combine into a whole, but not necessarily implying a previous state of unity.

Antonyms

• Divide: To separate into parts.
• Secede: To withdraw formally from a federation or political entity.
• Split: To break or cause to break forcibly into parts.

Verb

1. unify again, as of a country
   • Will Korea reunify?