disjoin

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/ UK /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to separate or disconnect things that were joined

Engineers had to disjoin the carriages before repairs could begin.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to separate or disconnect... disconnect separate detach disunite sever sunder part

Opposites

join connect unite attach combine

Word family

Derived forms disjoined

Related forms join disjoint junction conjoin

Etymology

From Old French desjoindre, from Latin disjungere ('to disjoin'), from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join'), from PIE *yewg- ('to join').

disjungere Latin jungere Latin *yewg- Proto-Indo-European

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# disjoin

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/

## Meanings
1. to separate or disconnect things that were joined

## Examples
- Engineers had to disjoin the carriages before repairs could begin.

## Synonyms
- disconnect
- separate
- detach
- disunite
- sever
- sunder
- part

## Antonyms
- join
- connect
- unite
- attach
- combine

## Derived Forms
- disjoined

## Related Forms
- join
- disjoint
- junction
- conjoin

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: disjungere
- Root: jungere
- Root: *yewg-

## Etymology
From Old French desjoindre, from Latin disjungere ('to disjoin'), from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join'), from PIE *yewg- ('to join').

## AI Etymology
Disjoin is from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disjungere ('to disjoin'), from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join'), from PIE *yewg- ('to join'). Important recorded forms include disjungere (Latin), jungere (Latin), and *yewg- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to separate or disconnect things that were joined. The wider family includes derived forms such as disjoined and related words such as join, disjoint, junction, and conjoin.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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