disunite

[ dis-yoo-nahyt ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·u·nit·ed, dis·u·nit·ing.

1. to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
2. to set at variance; alienate:

   The issue disunited the party members.

verb (used without object)

, dis·u·nit·ed, dis·u·nit·ing.

1. to part; fall apart.

disunite

/ ˌdɪsjʊˈnaɪt /

verb

1. to separate or become separate; disrupt
2. tr to set at variance; estrange

Derived Forms

• disˈunion, noun
• ˌdisuˈniter, noun

Other Words From

• disu·niter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disunite¹

First recorded in 1550–60; dis- ¹ + unite ¹

Example Sentences

In its bid for power, it is ready to drive wedges that will disunite the people and weaken the nation.

From Salon

Hey, what the hell else is there to do as the president of these disunited states, except tweet, watch Fox News, and disunite them further?

From Salon

These protests, she believes, “will continue to roll and get bigger and bigger and will show us that we can transform that which looks fixed. The UK will disunite, and Ireland will reunite. But all of this will be irrelevant – all our nationalisms are nothing in the face of climate change.”

From The Guardian

The UK will disunite, and Ireland will reunite.

From The Guardian

“He’s been humiliated. He’s embarrassed at every turn. Now he’s trying to disrupt the convention and continue to disunite people over some silly, ridiculous rules petition that has no chance for passage. That doesn’t make any sense. That is just an egocentric move by somebody who has no more influence in Virginia and he doesn’t know what to do about it.”

From Washington Post