Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disjoin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disjoin \Dis*join"\, v. i.
To become separated; to part.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disjoin \Dis*join"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disjoined}; 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.
That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.
--Milton.
Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we
have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.
--Addison.
Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.
--Pennant.
Syn: To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder;
disconnect.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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