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disarticulate

verb

Definition of disarticulatenext
as in to disconnect

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Recent Examples of disarticulate Dependency theorists have often used the words distorted or disarticulated or deformed to describe dependent economies. — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarticulate
  1. disconnect
  2. divide
  3. disaggregate
  4. disunite
  5. separate
  6. disengage
  7. disjoin
  8. dissever
Verb
  • Human beings do not always realize when they are disconnected from themselves.
    — Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As Lines struggled to disconnect, ChatGPT took things further.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of disconnect
Verb
  • Deficit turnaround Meloni inherited an Italy that was politically divided and fraught with fiscal problems.
    — Jenni Reid,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The open-plan, curvilinear design means the galleries are not fully divided, reinforcing the all-encompassing nature of the collection, though altogether the vast array of exhibits sometimes struggle for cohesiveness.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of divide
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  • Cusk’s final affront to the novel is to disaggregate it into unreconciled elements without making any concession to cohesion.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • When researchers disaggregate the mortality gap between the United States and peer nations, the story that emerges is not one of inadequate primary care access.
    — Christopher P. Childers, STAT, 10 July 2026
Definition of disaggregate
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  • Not since the Civil War have these proverbially United States been so disunited.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Opponents of the Islamic Republic remain hopelessly disorganized and disunited.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of disunite
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  • Brad Pitt was separated from girlfriend Ines De Ramon during Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Ravel’s patent application describes cleaning and shredding incoming textiles, removing metal and other nontextile components and separating waste into broad material categories before purification.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of separate
Verb
  • Talented operators, the kind of people who joined precisely because they were trusted to act, begin to disengage.
    — Abdulrahman Hammad, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Pilot declared an emergency once autopilot disengaged The pilot and six passengers were aboard a 2010 Pilatus PC-12 Next Generation aircraft that day when the plane crashed about 12 miles northeast of Recluse, Wyoming, near Gillette.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of disengage
Verb
  • The Lions haven't looked this disjoined offensively since Week 1, the last time they were held to fewer than 30 points.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Suhaimi Abdullah/GettyImages Chelsea were 2-0 down inside 12 minutes against Die Roten with the Italian’s experienced side looking uncharacteristically disjoined without the ball for most of the game.
    — SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2017
Definition of disjoin
Verb
  • Inside the fishery, a half dozen cutters in white rubber boots and thick gloves wielded long fillet knives, quickly dissevering tubs of yellowtail.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
Definition of dissever

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