disjoin

American

[dis-join] / dɪsˈdʒɔɪn /

verb (used with object)

to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.

verb (used without object)

to become disunited; separate.

disjoin British

/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪn /

verb

to disconnect or become disconnected; separate

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Other Word Forms

disjoinable adjective

Etymology

Origin of disjoin

1475–85; Middle English disjoinen < Old French desjoindre < Latin disjungere, equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + jungere to join

Example Sentences

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"As the body metabolizes the rapamycin, the two fragments disjoin, deactivating the system."

From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023

Ideas thronged into my mind which I was unable to disjoin or to regulate.

From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Brown, Charles Brockden

"I conceived the subject as connected with you, and I will never disjoin the two ideas."

From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony

Crossjay said, when he could trust himself to disjoin his lips: "I want to see Mr. Whitford."

From The Egoist by Meredith, George

Thy name Shall be the copious matter of my song Henceforth, and never shall my heart thy praise Forget, nor from thy Father's praise disjoin.

From Paradise Lost by Milton, John

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