What does "disunify" mean?

To cause to cease to be unified; to split up or dissociate.

What is a synonym for "disunify"?

Common synonyms include: alien, alienate, break apart, break up, differ, differentiate.

How do you pronounce "disunify"?

Pronounced //dɪsˈjuːnɨfaɪ//.

Disunify

//dɪsˈjuːnɨfaɪ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To cause to cease to be unified; to split up or dissociate. transitive
"And so the 16th annual New York Jewish Film Festival — not to be confused with the Woody Allen retrospective currently wrapping up downtown at Film Forum — presents an engagingly disunified program, with something to appeal to, or alienate, every taste."
2
break up or separate wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alien alienate break apart break up differ differentiate

Antonyms

All antonyms

unify

Example

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"And so the 16th annual New York Jewish Film Festival — not to be confused with the Woody Allen retrospective currently wrapping up downtown at Film Forum — presents an engagingly disunified program, with something to appeal to, or alienate, every taste."

Etymology

From dis- + unify.

Related phrases

split up

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