disjoin

/dis'dʤɔin/

Thân thiện

The two pieces of the puzzle disjoin easily.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To become separated, disconnected, or disjoint: To cease to be joined or connected; to come apart.
   • To make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; to undo the joining of: To cause parts that were joined to separate.

Usage

• The verb "disjoin" is a formal term. It is often used in technical, scientific, or literary contexts to describe the act of separating or the state of becoming separate.
• It is typically used with objects or abstract concepts. It is less common in everyday conversation than synonyms like "separate" or "disconnect."

Examples

• Verb:
  • The two railroad cars disjoined when the coupling failed. (They became separated.)
  • The surgeon had to carefully disjoin the fused bones. (The surgeon had to separate them.)
  • Over time, the old glue weakened, allowing the pieces to disjoin. (Allowing them to come apart.)
  • You cannot disjoin the concept of rights from the concept of responsibilities. (You cannot separate them.)

Advanced Usage

• "Disjoin" can be used in logic and mathematics to describe making sets disjoint (having no elements in common).
  • The operation will disjoin the two overlapping datasets.
• It can be used in a figurative sense for abstract connections.
  • The scandal served to disjoin his public image from his private character.

Variants and Related Words

• Disjoined (adj.): Describes something that is separated or disconnected.
  • The disjoined fragments of the vase lay on the floor.
• Disjoint (adj./verb): As an adjective, it means having no elements in common (in mathematics) or being out of joint. As a verb, it is very similar to "disjoin."
• Disjointed (adj.): Lacking a coherent sequence or connection; disconnected.
  • He gave a disjointed account of the events.

Synonyms

• Separate: To cause to move or be apart.
• Disconnect: To break the connection of or between.
• Detach: To unfasten and separate.
• Sever: To divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcefully.
• Disunite: To cause to become divided or disconnected.

Antonyms

• Join: To put or bring together.
• Connect: To bring together or into contact so that a link is established.
• Unite: To come or bring together to form a single unit.
• Attach: To fasten or join one thing to another.
• Couple: To link or combine.

Phrasal Verbs / Related Constructions

• Disjoin from: A less common but possible construction to specify what something is separated from.
  • The theory seeks to disjoin ethical considerations from economic ones.

Học thuật

Verb

1. become separated, disconnected or disjoint
2. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

Từ đồng nghĩa

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