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Webster 1913 Edition


Rejoin

Re-join′

(r?-join′)
,
Verb.
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.
2.
To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
Meet and
rejoin
me, in the pensive grot.
Pope.
3.
To state in reply; – followed by an object clause.

Re-join′

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To answer to a reply.
2.
(Law)
To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff’s replication.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rejoin

REJOIN'

,
Verb.
T.
[re and join.]
1.
To join again; to unite after separation.
2.
To meet one again.

REJOIN'

, v.i.
1.
To answer to a reply.
2.
In law pleadings, to answer, as the defendant to the plantif's replication.