disjoin

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disjoin

  • /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔɪn

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

verb disjoins · disjoining · disjoined

  1. transitive To separate; to disunite. That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.
  2. intransitive To become separated.

Similar: differentiate, disaggregate, disassemble, discriminate, disjoin, disunify, disunite, divide, peel off, pick off, separate, single out, unjoin · Opposite: aggregate, join, merge, unify, unite

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verb to separate

Deutschtrennen
Italianoscombaciare

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"disjoin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disjoin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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disjoin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disjoin

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"disjoin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disjoin.

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@misc{disjoin_2026,
  title = {disjoin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disjoin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}