dis·unite /(ˌ)dɪsjuˈnaɪt, jə, dɪʃ-/
(vt.)使分離,不和
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.
Dis·u·nite, v. i. To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.
The joints of the body politic do separate and disunite. --South.
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disunite
v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated
herself from the organization when she found out the
identity of the president" [syn: disassociate, dissociate,
divorce, disjoint]
2: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting
children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: separate, divide,
part]