conjoin

con·join

verb \kən-ˈjȯin, kän-\

Definition of CONJOIN

transitive verb

: to join together (as separate entities) for a common purpose

intransitive verb

: to join together for a common purpose

Examples of CONJOIN

1. The two rivers eventually conjoin.
2. their attempts to conjoin two very different concepts

Origin of CONJOIN

Middle English, from Anglo-French conjoindre, from Latin conjungere, from com- + jungere to join — more at yoke

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CONJOIN

Synonyms: associate, coalesce, combine, unite, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join, link (up), marry, unify

Antonyms: break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

Related Words: mate, yoke; ally, confederate, league; chain, compound, hitch, hook, splice; assemble, cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, gather, meet; recombine, reconnect, rejoin, reunify, reunite

Near Antonyms: detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke; disband, disperse, scatter

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Rhymes with CONJOIN

adjoin, Alboin, benzoin, Burgoyne, Des Moines, disjoin, eloign, enjoin, essoin, purloin, recoin, rejoin, sainfoin, short loin, sirloin, subjoin