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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Disunite

· Dis·u·nite · IPA /dɪsjuːˈnaɪt/
01 v. t. To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.
imp. & p. p. Disunited; p. pr. & vb. n. Disuniting
  1. 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. 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.
02 v. i. To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.
  1. 1.
    To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.
    “The joints of the body politic do separate and disunite.” — South.