conjoin
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conjoin
- /kənˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
Rhymes with -ɔɪn
Where it comes from
From Old French conjoindre, from Latin coniungo, from con- (“together”) + iungo (“join”). Equivalent to con- + join.
verb conjoins · conjoining · conjoined
- To join together; to unite; to combine. They are representatives that will loosely conjoin a nation.
- To marry. I will conjoin you in holy matrimony.
- To join as coordinate elements, often with a coordinating conjunction, such as coordinate clauses.
- To combine two sets, conditions, or expressions by a logical AND; to intersect.
- To unite, to join, to league. Our armie will be forty thouſand ſtrong, When Tamburlain and braue Theridamas Haue met vs by the riuer Araris: And all conioin’d to meete the witleſſe King, That now is marching neere to Parthia.
Similar: attach, join, put together, wed
noun conjoins
- One of the words or phrases that are coordinated by a conjunction. Et is the general coordinator that can be used for all types of coordination, both clauses and constituents, regardless of the semantic relation between the conjoins.
- A reassembled bone, stone or ceramic artifact. Attention must also be given to understanding why certain sites yield a low number of conjoins.
