Rejoin \Re*join"\ (r?-join"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rejoined
(-joind"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rejoining.] [F. rejoindre; pref.
re- re- + joindre to join. See Join, and cf. Rejoinder.]
1. To join again; to unite after separation.
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2. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the
company of again.
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Meet and rejoin me, in the pensive grot. --Pope.
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3. To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rejoin \Re*join"\, v. i.
1. To answer to a reply.
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2. (Law) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's
replication.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
rejoin
v 1: join again
2: answer back [syn: retort, come back, repay, return,
riposte]
WordNet (r) 2.0
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "rejoin":
acknowledge, answer, answer back, come back, come back at, come in,
confute, countercharge, counterclaim, echo, flash back,
give acknowledgment, give answer, make a rebuttal, react, rebut,
reecho, refute, reply, respond, retort, return, return answer,
return for answer, reverberate, riposte, say, say in reply,
shoot back, surrebut, surrejoin, talk back
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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