disjoin

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/ (UK)

Definition of disjoin

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To separate; to disunite.
    “That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.”
    “Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.”
    “Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To separate; to disunite.
    “That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.”
    “Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.”
    “Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.”
  2. (intransitive)To become separated.

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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.

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