US /ˌdɪsjuˈnaɪt/ UK /ˌdɪsjuːˈnaɪt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to break the unity of; to separate or set at variance

    Petty rivalries disunited the once-solid alliance.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to break the unity of; to... separatedivideseversplitsunderdisjoin
Word family
Derived forms disuniteddisuniondisunity
Related forms uniteuniondisunion

Etymology

From dis- ('apart, reversal') + unite, from Latin unitus, past participle of unire ('to join into one'), from unus ('one').

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