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disunite

[ dis-yoo-nahyt ]
/ ˌdɪs yuˈnaɪt /
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verb (used with object), dis·u·nit·ed, dis·u·nit·ing.
to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
to set at variance; alienate: The issue disunited the party members.
verb (used without object), dis·u·nit·ed, dis·u·nit·ing.
to part; fall apart.
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Origin of disunite

First recorded in 1550–60; dis-1 + unite1

OTHER WORDS FROM disunite

dis·u·nit·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for disunite

disunite
/ (ˌdɪsjʊˈnaɪt) /

verb
to separate or become separate; disrupt
(tr) to set at variance; estrange

Derived forms of disunite

disunion, noundisuniter, noun
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