disunite

[ dis-yoo-nahyt ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·u·nit·ed, dis·u·nit·ing.

1. to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
2. to set at variance; alienate:

   The issue disunited the party members.

verb (used without object)

, dis·u·nit·ed, dis·u·nit·ing.

1. to part; fall apart.

disunite

/ ˌdɪsjʊˈnaɪt /

verb

1. to separate or become separate; disrupt
2. tr to set at variance; estrange

Derived Forms

• ˌdisuˈniter, noun
• disˈunion, noun

Other Words From

• disu·niter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disunite¹

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

Example Sentences

I am convinced that Court will never cease endeavoring to disunite us.

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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.

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Then a dispute arose as to the best means of continuing the pursuit, which threatened to disunite Fuller and Murphy.

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Mahometans are united, because the only points that could disunite them relate generally to fact and not to doctrinal truths.

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Adams had written about the same time that "the only way to keep us from setting up for ourselves is to disunite us."

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