as in to divide
to set or force apart
attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip
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Recent Examples of disunite
When the state is weak and the people disunited, as under Boris Yeltsin, the West exploits and weakens Russia and its people.
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Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
The moment, halfway through the king’s coronation, was a striking image of a family disunited and a reminder of the differing paths the two royal brothers have taken in the last three years.
—Max Colchester, wsj.com, 7 May 2023
Liberals, Lilla laments, have : lost themselves in the thickets of identity politics and developed a resentful, disuniting rhetoric of difference to match it.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2017
Post-Trump, the Republican party will likely be disunited.
—Elliot Kaufman, National Review, 13 July 2017
Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
The moment, halfway through the king’s coronation, was a striking image of a family disunited and a reminder of the differing paths the two royal brothers have taken in the last three years.
—Max Colchester, wsj.com, 7 May 2023
Liberals, Lilla laments, have : lost themselves in the thickets of identity politics and developed a resentful, disuniting rhetoric of difference to match it.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2017
Post-Trump, the Republican party will likely be disunited.
—Elliot Kaufman, National Review, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunite
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The brand’s production is divided between Paris and Istanbul, the latter being a city with family ties for India.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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The Oval Office’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ has divided opinion, after estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found the policies would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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In a game where the Angels and Nationals combined for 24 runs and 30 hits — with the 19 hits and 15 runs given up by the Angels’ pitching staff representing season-worst marks — what ultimately separated the teams was the Angels’ inability to come through with runners on base.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Here are the other five skills separating the good from the game-changers: 6.—
Steve Taplin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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That allowed Igor Jesus to put Botafogo in front to stay shortly before the intermission, splitting a pair of PSG defenders to run on to Jefferson Savarino’s perfectly weighted through ball, then beating keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from the top of the box.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Boomers’ children aren’t getting hitched as easily, and those who do are less likely to split up.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2025
Verb
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 June 2025
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As highlighted in the report, empathetic managers reduce uncertainty stress by 37% and disconnect by nearly 50%.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Disunite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disunite. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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