disunite

[dis-yoo-nahyt]

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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.

Origin of disunite

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

Related formsdis·u·nit·er, noun

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Related Words for disunite

disengage, disconnect, divide, separate, divorce, disjoin, alienate, dissociate, part, sunder, disband, disjoint, dissolve, sever, estrange

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Historical Examples of disunite

I am one who cannot disunite public morality from private virtue.
Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
I have discovered how to disunite that force and that particle.
Jennie Baxter, Journalist
Robert Barr
The only way to keep us from setting up for ourselves is to disunite us.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8
Various
Nothing can alter that; nothing can change our love or disunite our lives.
Temporal Power
Marie Corelli
The only way to keep us from setting up for ourselves, is—to disunite us.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
L. Carroll Judson

British Dictionary definitions for disunite

disunite

verb

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

Derived Formsdisunion, noundisuniter, noun

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Word Origin and History for disunite

1560s (implied in disunited); see dis- + unite. Related: Disuniting.