to say in answer; reply, especially to counterreply.
verb (used without object)
2.
to answer; reply, especially to counterreply.
3.
Law. to answer a plaintiff's replication.
Origin
1425-75;late Middle Englishrejoinen < Anglo-Frenchrejoyner, variant of Middle Frenchrejoindre, equivalent to re-re- + joindre to join
Synonyms
2. respond, retort.
Examples from the web for rejoin
The chimps would rejoin a dwindling cadre of research primates.
We turned the corner of the gymnasium to rejoin about a hundred other evacuated persons.
If they get lost, they maintain the rule of what happens for them to be able to rejoin the flock.
But workers did not throng to rejoin the old structures.
The connections rejoin the fibers higher up, near the top.
He must tag the next teammate and rejoin his team members at the end of the line on the border.
After six days on the seafloor it was time to rejoin the world above.
They are not allowed to rejoin the rest of the group until they have shown some kind of willingness to cooperate or relax.
She is not allowed to rejoin us until she calms down and gets quieter.
And scare me it did, though the authorities allowed me to rejoin my group after a few hours of interrogation.
British Dictionary definitions for rejoin
rejoin1
/riːˈdʒɔɪn/
verb
1.
to come again into company with (someone or something)
2.
(transitive) to put or join together again; reunite
rejoin2
/rɪˈdʒɔɪn/
verb (transitive)
1.
to say (something) in reply; answer, reply, or retort
2.
(law) to answer (a claimant's reply)
Word Origin
C15: from Old French rejoign-, stem of rejoindre; see re-, join
Word Origin and History for rejoin
v.
also re-join, 1520s, "unite again, unite after separation" (transitive), from re- "again" + join (v.). Meaning "join the company of again" is from 1610s. Related: Rejoined; rejoining.
"to answer," mid-15c., legal term, from Middle French rejoin-, stem of rejoindre "to answer to a legal charge," from Old French re- "back" (see re-) + joindre "to join" (see join). General (non-legal) meaning first recorded 1630s.