rejoin vs answer

answer vs rejoin

rejoin is not a noun while answer is a noun.

rejoin and answer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rejoin	No	No	Yes	No
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, answer is a hypernym of rejoin; that is, answer is a word with a broader meaning than rejoin:

rejoin: answer back
answer: react verbally

Other hypernyms of rejoin include reply, respond.

rejoin (noun)	answer (noun)
	a nonverbal reaction
	the speech act of replying to a question
	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
	the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

rejoin (verb)	answer (verb)
answer back	give the correct answer or solution to
join again	respond to a signal
	understand the meaning of
	react to a stimulus or command
	react verbally
	give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
	be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
	match or correspond
	be liable or accountable
	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

Difference between rejoin and answer

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