Dictionary.com

disject

[ dis-jekt ]
/ dɪsˈdʒɛkt /
Save This Word!
See synonyms for disject on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with object)
to scatter; disperse.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
candystring
candyfloss
candypuff
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of disject

1575–85; <Latin disjectus, past participle of disicere, equivalent to dis-dis-1 + -icere (combining form of jacere to throw); see jet1

OTHER WORDS FROM disject

dis·jec·tion, noun

Words nearby disject

disinvest, disinvestment, disinvite, disinvolvement, disjasked, disject, disjecta membra, disjoin, disjoined, disjoint, disjointed
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Words related to disject

advertise, circulate, disperse, propagate, publicize, publish, discard, distribute, divide, fling, litter, pour, shatter, shower, spray, spread, sprinkle, grow, scatter, announce

British Dictionary definitions for disject

disject
/ (dɪsˈdʒɛkt) /
verb
(tr) to break apart; scatter

Word Origin for disject

C16: from Latin disjectus, from disjicere to scatter, from dis- 1 + jacere to throw
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
FEEDBACK