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Disunite

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

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Manner of action 19

Bore 76% connected

of Bear

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bust 76% connected

A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Disarticulate 76% connected

To sunder; to separate, as joints.

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Disconnect 76% connected

To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.

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Disjoin 76% connected

To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.

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Disjoint 76% connected

Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint.

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Drill 76% connected

To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gin 76% connected

Against; near by; towards; as, gin night.

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Isolate 76% connected

To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.

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Joint 76% connected

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Polarize 76% connected

To communicate polarity to.

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Rupture 76% connected

The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the ruptu…

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Sequester 76% connected

To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take pos…

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Sever 76% connected

To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.; as,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Snap 76% connected

To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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Tear 76% connected

A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moiste…

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Broader term 6

Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Displace 76% connected

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Split 76% connected

of Split

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Derivationally related 2

Disunion 74% connected

The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the disunion of the body and the soul.

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Disunion 74% connected

The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the disunion of the body and the soul.

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Causes 3

Divide 72% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Part 72% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Separate 72% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Disassociate 92% connected

To disconnect from things associated; to disunite; to dissociate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Disjoint 92% connected

Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Dissociate 92% connected

To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Divide 92% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Divorce 92% connected

A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Part 92% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Separate 92% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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