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disjoin

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dis⋅join

  [dis-join]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become disunited; separate.
Origin:
1475–85; ME disjoinen < OF desjoindre < L disjungere, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + jungere to join

Related forms:
dis⋅join⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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dis·join   (dĭs-join')   
v.   dis·joined, dis·join·ing, dis·joins

v.   tr.
To undo the joining of; separate.
v.   intr.
To become separated.

[Middle English disjoinen, from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disiungere : dis-, dis- + iungere, to join; see join.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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