Verb Join Answer Rejoin Re·Join Reply Legal Joindre

re·join
\\ri-ˈjȯin, vt 1 is (ˌ)rē-\\ verbintransitive verb
: to answer the replication of the plaintiff
transitive verb
1. to join again
2. to say often sharply or critically in response especially as a reply to a reply

rejoin
 1.
  rejoin (1) "join again," 1541, from re- "again" + join (q.v.).
 2.
  rejoin (2) "to answer," 1447, legal term, from M.Fr. rejoin-, stem of rejoindre "to answer to a legal charge," from O.Fr. re- "back" + joindre "to join" (see join). General (non-legal) meaning first recorded 1637. Rejoinder is 1450, from M.Fr. rejoindre; originally "defendant's answer to the replication."

rejoin
re·join¹ / 7ri:5dVCin / verb   to join sb / sth again after leaving them
   重新加入；和…重新在一起:
  ▪ [VN]
   to rejoin a club
   重新加入俱乐部
   She turned off her phone and rejoined them at the table.
   她关掉电话,再回到餐桌旁和他们坐在一起。
   The path goes through a wood before rejoining the main road.
   这条小路穿过一片树林后与大路交汇。
  ▪ [also V]  re·join² / ri5dVCin / verb
   (formal)to say sth as an answer, especially sth quick, critical or amusing
   回答；反驳
   SYN 

retort

:
  ▪ [V speech]
   'You're wrong!' she rejoined.
   "你错了！"她反驳道。
  ▪ [also V that]

re·join
\rə̇ˈjȯin, rēˈj-, in vt senses 1 & 2 (ˈ)rē|j-\ verb
Etymology: Middle English rejoinen to answer to a legal charge, join one's own plea to that of the plaintiff, from Middle French rejoin-, stem of rejoindre to rejoin, from re- + joindre to join, from Old French — more at
intransitive verb
: to make a reply to a legal charge or pleading; especially : to answer the replicaton of the plaintiff
transitive verb
1. : to join (as two things together or one with another) again : reunite after a separation
 < rejoin the broken pieces >
 < the road rejoins the highway two miles east >
2. : to join (as a person or group) again
 < rejoined his regiment >
 < rejoined the Republican party >
3. : to say in answer or as a rejoinder : state in reply

Synonyms: see