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disarticulator

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dis⋅ar⋅tic⋅u⋅late

  [dis-ahr-tik-yuh-leyt]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to make or become disjointed, as the bones of a body or stems of a plant.
Origin:
1820–30; dis- 1 + articulate

Related forms:
dis⋅ar⋅tic⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
dis⋅ar⋅tic⋅u⋅la⋅tor, noun
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dis·ar·tic·u·late   (dĭs'är-tĭk'yə-lāt')   
v.   dis·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, dis·ar·tic·u·lat·ing, dis·ar·tic·u·lates

v.   tr.
To separate at the joints; disjoint.
v.   intr.
To become disjointed.
dis'ar·tic'u·la'tion n., dis'ar·tic'u·la'tor n.
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