Definition of disunite Disunite

dis•u•nite

We found 10 definitions of disunite from 5 different sources.

What does disunite mean?

WordNet

Verb
disunite - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
		separate, divide, part
		displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
		compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!"
		polarise, polarize become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation
		keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
		disjoin, disjoint become separated, disconnected or disjoint
		disarticulate, disjoint separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"
		disconnect make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
		cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
		tear fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
		joint separate (meat) at the joint
		gin trap with a snare; "gin game"
		break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
		sever, break up set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"
		rupture, bust, tear, snap fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
disunite - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
		disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disjoint
		split up, part, split, separate, break up, break divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"

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Wiktionary

disunite (Verb)
To cause disagreement or alienation among or within.
disunite (Verb)
To separate, sever, or split.
disunite (Verb)
To disintegrate; to come apart.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

disunite (v. t.)
To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.
disunite (v. t.)
To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of.
disunite (v. i.)
To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.