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disunite

American  
[dis-yoo-nahyt] / ˌdɪs yuˈnaɪt /

verb (used with object)

disunited, disuniting

  1. to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.

  2. to set at variance; alienate.

    The issue disunited the party members.

verb (used without object)

disunited, disuniting

  1. to part; fall apart.

disunite British  
/ ˌdɪsjʊˈnaɪt /

verb

  1. to separate or become separate; disrupt

  2. (tr) to set at variance; estrange

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Origin of disunite

First recorded in 1550–60; dis- 1 + unite 1

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Disunite, dis-ū-nīt′, v.t. to separate what is united: to sever or sunder.—v.i. to fall asunder: to part.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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