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

Words nearby disunite

disulphide, disulphuric acid, disunify, disunion, disunionist, disunite, disunity, disuse, disused, disutility, disvalue

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How to use disunite in a sentence

I am convinced that Court will never cease endeavoring to disunite us.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12)|Various
I presume attempts have been made to disunite them, and that I have been made use of to inspire one of the two with jealousy.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
Then a dispute arose as to the best means of continuing the pursuit, which threatened to disunite Fuller and Murphy.
Capturing a Locomotive|William Pittenger
Mahometans are united, because the only points that could disunite them relate generally to fact and not to doctrinal truths.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey

Adams had written about the same time that "the only way to keep us from setting up for ourselves is to disunite us."
The Land We Live In|Henry Mann

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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disunite

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