Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Disunite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disunite \Dis`u*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disunited}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Disuniting}.]
1. To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to
disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles
of matter.
2. To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of.
Go on both in hand, O nations, never be disunited,
be the praise . . . of all posterity! --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disunite \Dis`u*nite"\, v. i.
To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.
The joints of the body politic do separate and
disunite. --South.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disunite
v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated
herself from the organization when she found out the
identity of the president" [syn: {disassociate}, {dissociate},
{divorce}, {disjoint}]
2: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting
children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: {separate}, {divide},
{part}]
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