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VERB (4)

1. part; cease or break association with;
- Example: "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
[syn: disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint]

2. separate at the joints;
- Example: "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"
[syn: disjoint, disarticulate]

3. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of;
[syn: disjoin, disjoint]

4. become separated, disconnected or disjoint;
[syn: disjoin, disjoint]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having no elements in common;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. i. To fall in pieces. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, a. [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoin.] Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, n. [From OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoint, v. t.] Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] "I stand in such disjoint." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disjointing.] 1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving. [1913 Webster] Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame? --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint an edifice. [1913 Webster] Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disjoint adj 1: having no elements in common v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" [syn: disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint] 2: separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" [syn: disjoint, disarticulate] 3: make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of [syn: disjoin, disjoint] [ant: bring together, join] 4: become separated, disconnected or disjoint [syn: disjoin, disjoint] [ant: conjoin, join]