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disjoin en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disiungere (“to separate”), from dis-, di- (“apart”) + iungere (“to join”). Equivalent to dis- + join.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To separate; to disunite.
    • That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins. 1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:
    • Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses. 1790, Thomas Pennant, Account Of London:
    • Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy. 1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation:
  2. (intransitive) To become separated.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
disjoining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
disjoined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
disjoined Tense=Past lexicographic
disjoins Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

unify · join · aggregate · merge · unite

Deriveds

disjoinable · disjoiner

Hyponyms

deadhere · disconnect · unmix

Relateds

disjunct · disjunction · disjointed · disjoint

Synonyms

separate · peel off · disaggregate · disassemble · divide · disjoin · unjoin · differentiate · disunify · disunite · pick off · discriminate · single out

Translations (10)

bg откъсвам (to separate) · la disiungō (to separate) · eo apartigi (to separate) · de trennen (to separate) · bg отделям (to separate) · eo disigi (to separate) · it scombaciare (to separate) · eo disligi (to separate) · gv neuyunt (to separate) · gv scarr (to separate)