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conjoin

[ kuhn-join ]
/ kənˈdʒɔɪn /
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verb (used with or without object)

to join together; unite; combine; associate.
Grammar. to join as coordinate elements, especially as coordinate clauses.

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Origin of conjoin

1325–75; Middle English conjoigenn<Anglo-French, Middle French conjoign- (stem of conjoindre) <Latin conjungere.See con-, join

OTHER WORDS FROM conjoin

con·join·er, noun

Words nearby conjoin

conization, conj., conjectural, conjecture, con job, conjoin, conjoined, conjoined anastomosis, conjoined twin, conjoined twins, conjoint
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Words related to conjoin

consolidate, unify, associate, bind, marry, affix, unite, attach, link, connect, compound, join, couple, meld, adjoin

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British Dictionary definitions for conjoin

conjoin
/ (kənˈdʒɔɪn) /

verb

to join or become joined

Derived forms of conjoin

conjoiner, noun

Word Origin for conjoin

C14: from Old French conjoindre, from Latin conjungere, from jungere to join
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