conjoin

verb con·join \ kən-ˈjȯin , kän- \

Definition of conjoin

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

:to join together for a common purpose

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Examples of conjoin in a Sentence

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

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These conjoined twin male bats were found in 2001 under a mango tree in southeastern Brazil.

— National Geographic, "Conjoined Bat Twins Found in Brazilian Forest," 25 July 2017
The process of conjoining the stories also produced something equally valuable: a creative cross-cultural collaboration.

— special to the oregonian, OregonLive.com, "In this retelling, 'Romeo and Juliet' meets epic Muslim poem," 10 July 2017
Now the party elite will literally be suborned at an event conjoining his public duties and the fattening of his own wallet.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Donald Trump Is a Crook," 21 June 2017
The precise number is not known, but according to the authors of the study, only nine other cases of conjoined cetacean twins have ever been reliably documented.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Rare Two-Headed Porpoise Found in North Sea," 16 June 2017
O.K., sure, if—the two homes are conjoined into one, the new residence will be a staggering 13,900 square feet, with a 2,100-square-foot backyard.

— richard lawson, Vanities, "Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Might Be Building a Really Big House," 15 June 2017
Friedman, who died Wednesday in Los Angeles, had an expansive career, covering landmark moments such as the breakup of the Soviet Union and small yet tender stories of triumph, like his gripping photos of twin boys who were conjoined at the head.

— steve marble, latimes.com, "Longtime Los Angeles Times photojournalist Gary Friedman dies at 62," 15 June 2017
This September 2016 photo provided by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia shows conjoined twin girls Abby Delaney, right, and Erin at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia.

— Fox News, "Philadelphia hospital separates conjoined 10-month-old twins," 14 June 2017
Yet today, these two men of radically dissimilar backgrounds and experiences are conjoined by their parallel undertakings on Las Vegas Trail.

— jeff caplan, star-telegram.com, "A visionary cop, an ex-gang leader and school counselors want to save Las Vegas Trail," 2 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of conjoin

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

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conjoin Synonyms

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

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Definition of conjoin for English Language Learners

: to join together
: to join (two or more people or things) together

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