reunify
verb
re·uni·fy
(ˌ)rē-ˈyü-nə-ˌfī 
reunified; reunifying
: to unify again : to bring (people or things) or to be brought into a unit or a coherent whole after a period of separation
reunifying families that were separated in the war
reunified the children with their families
Of the four countries divided by World War II and the Cold War, Vietnam was the first to reunify.—
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World & Nation Should North Korea and South Korea even bother trying to reunify?
Sept. 30, 2024
North Korea has a history of staging the choreographed destruction of facilities on its own soil as a political message.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
In a high-profile move, Malaysia recently recognized Beijing’s position on reunifying Taiwan.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
Toranaga is based on the real-life Japanese leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established the Tokugawa shogunate that reunified Japan and ruled over the country’s government from 1603 until 1868.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
On another, a dotted line showed East and West Germany, before they were reunified.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
In a high-profile move, Malaysia recently recognized Beijing’s position on reunifying Taiwan.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
Toranaga is based on the real-life Japanese leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established the Tokugawa shogunate that reunified Japan and ruled over the country’s government from 1603 until 1868.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
On another, a dotted line showed East and West Germany, before they were reunified.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Reunify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reunify. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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