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rejoin

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re·join 1  (r-join)
v. re·joined, re·join·ing, re·joins
v.tr.
To say in reply, especially in sharp response to a reply.
v.intr.
To reply.

[Middle English rejoinen, from Old French rejoindre, rejoin- : re-, re- + joindre, to join; see join.]

re·join 2  (r-join)
v. re·joined, re·join·ing, re·joins
v.tr.
1. To come again into the company of: rejoined his regiment.
2. To join together again; reunite.
v.intr.
To become joined again.

rejoin 1
Verb
to come together with (someone or something) again

rejoin 2
Verb
to reply in a sharp or witty way [Old French rejoindre]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.rejoin - join again
join, fall in, get together - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
2.rejoin - answer back
answer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

rejoin
verb reply, answer, respond, retort, come back with, riposte, return


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Passengers who may wish to extend the time at Paris can do so, and, passing down through Switzerland, rejoin the steamer at Genoa.
When this had been secretly done, little Polychrome, dancing near to the guard, suddenly reached out her hand and slapped his face, the next instant whirling away from him quickly to rejoin her friends.
If, I said, he makes a set speech and we make another recounting all the advantages of being just, and he answers and we rejoin, there must be a numbering and measuring of the goods which are claimed on either side, and in the end we shall want judges to decide; but if we proceed in our enquiry as we lately did, by making admissions to one another, we shall unite the offices of judge and advocate in our own persons.
 
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