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conjoin

[ kuh n-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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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

conization, conj., conject, conjectural, conjecture, conjoin, conjoined, conjoined anastomosis, conjoined twin, conjoined twins, conjoint

Origin of conjoin

1325–75; Middle English conjoigenn < Anglo-French, Middle French conjoign- (stem of conjoindre) < Latin conjungere. See con-, join
Related formscon·join·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for conjoining

conjoin

/ (kənˈdʒɔɪn) /

verb

to join or become joined
Derived Formsconjoiner, noun

Word Origin for conjoin

C14: from Old French conjoindre, from Latin conjungere, from jungere to join
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for conjoining

conjoin

v.

late 14c., from Old French conjoindre "meet, come together" (12c.), from Latin coniungere "to join together," from com- "together" (see com-) + iungere "join" (see jugular). Related: Conjoined, conjoining.

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