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join

  [join]
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–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).
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. 2009.
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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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