conjoin

verb

con·​join kən-ˈjȯin 

kän-

conjoined; conjoining; conjoins

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to join together for a common purpose

Synonyms of conjoin

• combine

Examples of conjoin in a Sentence

The two rivers eventually conjoin.

their attempts to conjoin two very different concepts

Recent Examples on the Web

This cavalier attitude toward urban planning has been conjoined to a disingenuousness in the discussion of City Hall’s fate. —Mark Lamster architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026

Venus conjoins boundary-setting Saturn in your 12th House of Solitude, so quiet time supports healing. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026

Your 12th House of Peace stirs as the Love Goddess Venus conjoins nebulous Neptune, inviting the kind of deep rest that’s necessary for true forgiveness. —Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026

Those facilities, which account for about half the planet’s desalination capacity, are usually conjoined with power plants, making the complexes an even more vulnerable target. —Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for conjoin

• adjoin
• benzoin
• bitcoin
• enjoin
• fibroin
• rejoin
• sirloin
• subjoin
• coin
• coyne
• groin
• join

Kids Definition

conjoin

verb

con·​join kən-ˈjȯin 

kän-

: to join together for a common purpose