Disjoin

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disjoin \Dis*join"\ (d[i^]s*join"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Disjoined} (d[i^]s*joind"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disjoining}.]
     [OF. desjoindre, F. disjoindre, d['e]joindre, fr. L.
     disjungere; dis- + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf.
     {Disjoint}, {Disjunct}.]
     To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.


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           That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.
                                                    --Milton.
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           Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we
           have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.
                                                    --Addison.
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           Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.
                                                    --Pennant.
  
     Syn: To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder;
          disconnect.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disjoin \Dis*join"\, v. i.
     To become separated; to part.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disjoin
       v 1: make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining
            of [syn: {disjoint}] [ant: {join}]
       2: become separated, disconnected or disjoint [syn: {disjoint}]
          [ant: {join}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  114 Moby Thesaurus words for "disjoin":
     ablate, abrupt, alienate, analyze, anatomize, atomize, break,
     break off, break up, cast off, cast out, change, chop logic,
     come apart, consume, corrode, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust,
     cut adrift, cut off, cut out, decay, decompose, delete, depart,
     desynonymize, difference, differentiate, diffuse, disarrange,
     disarticulate, disconnect, discontinue, discriminate, disengage,
     disequalize, disintegrate, disjoint, disorganize, disperse,
     dissever, dissociate, dissolve, distinguish, disunite, diversify,
     divide, divorce, ease, ease off, eject, erode, estrange, expel,
     fall to pieces, fission, free, individualize, individuate,
     interrupt, isolate, leave, let go, let up, loose, loosen,
     make a distinction, mark, mark off, mark out, modify, molder, part,
     particularize, personalize, pull away, pull back, pull out,
     refine a distinction, relax, scatter, segregate, separate,
     sequester, set apart, set aside, set off, sever, severalize,
     shut off, slack, slack off, slacken, specialize, split,
     split hairs, stand aloof, stand apart, stand aside, step aside,
     subtract, sunder, throw off, throw out, uncouple, unglue, unleash,
     unstick, unyoke, vary, waste away, wear away, withdraw