DISJOIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they disjoin ... he / she / it disjoins

Past simple: disjoined

Past participle: disjoined

-ing form: disjoining

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become separated, disconnected or disjoint

Synonyms:

disjoin; disjoint

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "disjoin" is one way to...):

divide; part; separate (come apart)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Antonym:

join (make contact or come together)

Derivation:

disjunction (state of being disconnected)

disjunctive (serving or tending to divide or separate)

disjuncture (state of being disconnected)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

Synonyms:

disjoin; disjoint

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "disjoin" is one way to...):

disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)

Cause:

disjoin; disjoint (become separated, disconnected or disjoint)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody