Disjoin

//dɪsˈdʒɔɪn// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To separate; to disunite. transitive

    "That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins."

  2. 2
    become separated, disconnected or disjoint wordnet
  3. 3
    To become separated. intransitive
  4. 4
    make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of wordnet

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"That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins."

Etymology

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

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