[syn: separate, disunite, divide, part]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disunite \Dis`u*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disunited; p. pr.
& vb. n. Disuniting.]
1. To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to
disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles
of matter.
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2. To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of.
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Go on both in hand, O nations, never be disunited,
be the praise . . . of all posterity! --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disunite \Dis`u*nite"\, v. i.
To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.
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The joints of the body politic do separate and
disunite. --South.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
disunite
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: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting
children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: separate,
disunite, divide, part]