conjoin
[kuh n-join]
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
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Word Origin for conjoin
C14: from Old French conjoindre, from Latin conjungere, from jungere to join
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conjoin
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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