disjoint

²disjoint

verb

Definition of DISJOINT

transitive verb

1

: to disturb the orderly structure or arrangement of

2

: to take apart at the joints

intransitive verb

: to come apart at the joints

Examples of DISJOINT

1. <disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying>
2. <the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war>

First Known Use of DISJOINT

15th century

Related to DISJOINT

Synonyms: break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, separate, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke

Antonyms: join, link, unify, unite

Related Words: break down, decompose, disassemble, disintegrate, dissolve; bifurcate, bisect, cleave, dichotomize, dissect, fractionalize, fractionate, halve, partition, quarter, segment, subdivide, trisect; fragment, fragmentate, fragmentize; break, fracture, pull, rend, rift, rip, rive, rupture, tear; cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, sequester; detach, disengage, disentangle, unravel, untie

Near Antonyms: assemble, associate, blend, combine, mingle, mix; connect, couple; accumulate, agglutinate, attach, bind, cement, close, fasten, fuse, knit, stick, weld

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