disjoin

From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disiungere (“to separate”), from dis-, di- (“apart”) + iungere (“to join”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪn

disjoin (third-person singular simple present disjoins, present participle disjoining, simple past and past participle disjoined)

1. (transitive) To separate; to disunite.
   • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton

     That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Addison

     Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Pennant

     Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.

2. (intransitive) To become separated.

• disjoin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• disjoin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• disjoin at OneLook Dictionary Search