adj. Function: verb
1 to become or cause to become disunited or disjoined FF1C; forces that separate families FF1E;
Synonyms: break up, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dissect, dissever, disunite, divide, divorce, part, rupture, sever, split (up), sunder, uncombine
Related Words: alienate, discontinue, disunify, estrange; dislink, uncouple, unjoin, unlink; disaggregate, disassemble, disgregate, dispel, disperse, dissolve, scatter; detach, disengage, disrelate, dissociate; halve, quarter
Contrasted Words: assemble, associate, blend, mingle, mix; connect, couple, join, link; unify, unite; agglutinate, bind, cement, fuse, weld
Antonyms: combine
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Synonyms: KNOW 4, difference, differentiate, discern, discrepate, discriminate, distinguish, extricate, sever, severalize
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Synonyms: SORT 2, comb, sift, winnow
Related Words: compartment, compartmentalize
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Synonyms: DISCHARGE 7, ||demob, demobilize, muster out
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Synonyms: ISOLATE , close off, cut off, enisle, insulate, island, segregate, sequester