Category:Disunite

Dis`u*nite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disunited; p. pr. & vb. n. Disuniting.]

1. To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.

2. To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of. Go on both in hand, O nations, never be disunited, be the praise. . . of all posterity! Milton.

disunite Dis`u*nite", v. i.

Defn: To part; to fall asunder; to become separated. The joints of the body politic do separate and disunite. South.