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join

  [join]
–verb (used with object)
1. to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
2. to come into contact or union with: The brook joins the river.
3. to bring together in a particular relation or for a specific purpose, action, etc.; unite: to join forces against the smugglers.
4. to become a member of (an organization, party, etc.): to join a club.
5. to enlist in (one of the armed forces): to join the Navy.
6. to come into the company of; meet or accompany: I'll join you later.
7. to participate with (someone) in some act or activity: My wife joins me in thanking you for the gift.
8. to unite in marriage.
9. to meet or engage in (battle, conflict, etc.): The opposing armies joined battle.
10. to adjoin; meet: His land joins mine.
11. to draw a curve or straight line between: to join two points on a graph.
–verb (used without object)
12. to come into or be in contact or connection: a place where cliffs and sea join.
13. to become united, associated, or combined; associate or ally oneself; participate (usually fol. by with): Please join with us in our campaign.
14. to take part with others (often fol. by in): Let's all join in.
15. to be contiguous or close; lie or come together; form a junction: Our farms join along the river.
16. to enlist in one of the armed forces (often fol. by up): He joined up to fight for his country.
17. to meet in battle or conflict.
–noun
18. a joining.
19. a place or line of joining; seam.
20. Mathematics. union (def. 10a).
Use join with in a Sentence
Origin:
1250–1300; ME joinen < OF joign- (s. of joindre to join) < L jungere to yoke, join

Related forms:
join⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. link, couple, fasten, attach; conjoin, combine; associate, consolidate, amalgamate. Join, connect, unite all imply bringing two or more things together more or less closely. Join may refer to a connection or association of any degree of closeness, but often implies direct contact: One joins the corners of a mortise together. Connect implies a joining as by a tie, link, or wire: One connects two batteries. Unite implies a close joining of two or more things, so as to form one: One unites layers of veneer sheets to form plywood. 10. abut, border.

Antonyms:
1, 12. separate, divide.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
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Word Origin & History

join 
1297, from O.Fr. joindre, from L. jungere "to join, yoke," from PIE *yeug- "to join, unite" (see jugular). A joiner (1386) was a craftsman who did lighter and more ornamental work than a carpenter. Join up "enlist in the army" is from 1916. Phrase if you can't beat them, join them is from 1955. Out of joint in the fig. sense is from 1415.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: join
Function: transitive verb
1 : to unite so as to form one unit <join the claims in one action>
2 a : to align oneself with esp. in a legal matter joined her husband as plaintiff> b : to cause or order (a person) to become a party to a lawsuit joined, the court shall order that the person be made a party —Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 19(a)> —compare CONSOLIDATE, IMPLEAD, INTERPLEAD, INTERVENE c : to enter into or participate in <join the suit> intransitive verb 1 : to come together so as to form a unit joined in the suit>
2 : to commence involvement or participation join as a plaintiff but refuses to do so, the person may be made a defendant, or…an involuntary plaintiff —Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 19(a)> —join·able adjective —join issue or join the issue 1 : to accept, fix on, or clearly define an issue as the subject of a legal dispute join issue by filing an answer with the court>
2 : to take an opposed position on some question <join issue with the conclusion>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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