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| dis·joint [ diss jóynt ] (past and past participle dis·joint·ed, present participle dis·joint·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·joints) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb separate at joints: to separate something at the joints, or come apart at the joints
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2. transitive and intransitive verb dislocate: to force or move something out of its usual position, or be moved out of the usual position
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3. transitive verb destroy unity of something: to destroy the unity or coherence of something
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4. transitive verb
Same as disjoin
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| [15th century. < Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre (see disjoin)] |
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  dis·joint adjective |
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