conjoin

con·join

verb \kən-ˈjȯin, kän-\

Definition of CONJOIN

transitive verb

: to join together (as separate entities) for a common purpose

intransitive verb

: to join together for a common purpose

Examples of CONJOIN

1. The two rivers eventually conjoin.
2. their attempts to conjoin two very different concepts

Origin of CONJOIN

Middle English, from Anglo-French conjoindre, from Latin conjungere, from com- + jungere to join — more at yoke

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CONJOIN

Synonyms

associate, coalesce, combine, unite, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join, link (up), marry, unify

Antonyms

break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

Related Words

mate, yoke; ally, confederate, league; chain, compound, hitch, hook, splice; assemble, cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, gather, meet; recombine, reconnect, rejoin, reunify, reunite

Near Antonyms

detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke; disband, disperse, scatter

Rhymes with CONJOIN

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