adjoin

ad·join

verb \ə-ˈjȯin, a-\

Definition of ADJOIN

transitive verb

1

: to add or attach by joining

2

: to lie next to or in contact with

intransitive verb

: to be close to or in contact with one another

Examples of ADJOIN

1. Her office adjoins the library.
2. The two rooms adjoin each other.

Origin of ADJOIN

Middle English, from Anglo-French ajoindre, from Latin adjungere, from ad- + jungere to join — more at yoke

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ADJOIN

Synonyms

abut, border (on), butt (on or against), flank, fringe, join, march (with), neighbor, skirt, touch, verge (on)

Antonyms

abate, bate, deduct, knock off, remove, subtract, take off

Related Words

attach (to), communicate (with), connect (with), link (with); bound, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), fence, line, margin, rim, surround; contact, converge, meet

Near Antonyms

detach, disconnect, disjoin, separate, unfasten; amputate, cut, excise, lop (off), sever; contract, decrease, diminish, lessen, lower, reduce; abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten; compress, condense, constrict, cut back, retrench

Rhymes with ADJOIN

Alboin, benzoin, Burgoyne, conjoin, Des Moines, disjoin, eloign, enjoin, essoin, purloin, recoin, rejoin, sainfoin, short loin, sirloin, subjoin