DISJOIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disjoin mean? 

• DISJOIN (verb)
  The verb DISJOIN has 2 senses:

1. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

2. become separated, disconnected or disjoint

  Familiarity information: DISJOIN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISJOIN (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they disjoin    ... he / she / it disjoins   
Past simple: disjoined   
Past participle: disjoined   
-ing form: disjoining   

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

disjoin; disjoint

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

Antonym:

join (cause to become joined or linked)

Derivation:

disjunction (the act of breaking a connection)

disjunctive (serving or tending to divide or separate)

disjuncture (state of being disconnected)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become separated, disconnected or disjoint

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

disjoin; disjoint

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)

 Context examples 

The failure of the chromosomes to disjoin and move to opposite poles.

(Chromosomal Nondisjunction, NCI Thesaurus)

The failure of the chromosomes to disjoin and move to opposite poles during mitosis, by which could result in mosaic individual.

(Mitotic Nondisjunction, NCI Thesaurus)

The failure of the chromosomes to disjoin and move to opposite poles, may affect as many as 25% of all ova and 2% of all sperm.

(Meiotic Nondisjunction, NCI Thesaurus)