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English Dictionary: disjoint	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disjoint adj having no elements in common v part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" Synonym(s): disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" Synonym(s): disjoint, disarticulate make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of Synonym(s): disjoin, disjoint Antonym(s): bring together, join become separated, disconnected or disjoint Synonym(s): disjoin, disjoint Antonym(s): conjoin, join
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disjoint \Disjoint"\, 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. Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame? --Prior. 2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint and edifice. Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall. --Longfellow. 3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. i. To fall in pieces. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, a. [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See {Disjoin}.] Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to {conjoint}. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, n. [From OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See {Disjoint}, v. t.] Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] [bd]I stand in such disjoint.[b8] --Chaucer.