单词 | unjoin |
释义 | unjoinv. 1. a. transitive. To cause to be no longer joined or linked; to separate or disjoin (one person or thing) from another. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] > disjoin, disunite, or disconnect unlime?c1225 unjoin1340 discouplec1440 disannex1459 disjoin1483 uncouplea1533 unjoint1565 sejoin1568 sejungate1578 unknit1580 disjoint1582 unlinkc1585 uncombine1595 disunite1598 sejunge1598 discombine1603 injoint1603 dislink1610 unthreada1616 unyokea1616 sejugate1623 disconnect1758 dijunge1768 unconnect1796 disally1864 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 107 He him uestneþ zuo ine god þet no þing ne may him to parti ne onioyni. ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) v. pr. iii. l. 4603 It byhoueþ..þat þe lynage of mankynde..ben departed and vnioyned from hys welle and faylen of hys bygynnynge. ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) iii. pr. xii. l. 2899 Þe same diuersite of hire natures þat so discordeden þat oon fro þat oþer most[e] departen and vnioignen [L. divelleret] þe þinges þat ben conioigned. yif þere ne were oon þat contened[e] þat he haþ conioigned and ybounde. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 16v Iason..gyrd of his hede Vnioynis the Iaumys þat iuste were to gedur. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxi. 127 Euen by vnioyning the thinges that God had ioyned. 1603 J. Davies Microcosmos 107 It glues together states, that Warres vnioin'd. 1677 F. Bampfield All in One 145 Those two who before the Matrimonial Covenant were naturally two, are now..morally one, conjugally one: no man therefore may separate them, or unjoyn, or unyoke, or disunite them. 1732 E. Boyd Happy-unfortunate 56 They'd scarce time to unjoin Hands, e'er they observ'd he perceiv'd 'em. 1797 W. Nicol Sc. Forcing Gardener vii. 96 The canvas is made into three equal sheets, which are joined together every season when put on, and unjoined when laid aside. 1858 Mechanics' Mag. 10 July 42/2 In joining and unjoining water and gas pipes to their mains without the necessity of cutting the same in case of a stoppage therein. 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native I. i. iii. 55 When folks are just married 'tis as well to look glad o't, since looking sorry won't unjoin 'em. 1910 Seventh Regiment Gaz. July 231/1 The shelter tent poles are too easily broken, and in wet weather they swell so it is difficult to join and unjoin them. 1990 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Feb. The 15 or so years in which I have been involved in joining happy couples and unjoining unhappy ones. 2005 L. Lederhendler tr. G. Soucy Immaculate Conception xi. 239 She walked, beating her mittens together in a slow, absent-minded tempo, for the pleasure of joining and unjoining her hands. b. intransitive. To become disconnected or detached; to come apart. In early use esp. of bones, limbs, etc.: to become dislocated. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > become detached [verb (intransitive)] skilla1200 unjoinc1390 to come away1575 uncleave1578 to come off1580 separate1638 shrink1688 detach1842 unship1867 c1390 in F. J. Furnivall Minor Poems Vernon MS (1901) ii. 621 Þorw-out his helm..Þe þornes, in-to his flesch gan crepe; His Ioyntes vn-Ioynet. c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 53 If ther be ony broke boon, men shuld knytt it aȝenst in þe best wise þat oo boon agayn the other and bynde it..bicause þat þe bonys shuld not vnyoyne [Fr. se desjoignent]. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) sig. Tiv My sinewes dry..: the ioyntes vnioyne asonder, and mi spirites are troubled. 1669 J. Blagrave Epitome Art of Husbandry 46 Make it [sc. hay] into greater Hay-cocks: and to stand so one night or more, that it may unjoyn and sweat. 1986 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 20 June c11 They played with the old magic rings (the ones that join and unjoin seemingly at the whim of the juggler). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)] > take apart to-lithec1000 unjoinc1400 joint1530 unpart1536 disjoin1579 disjoint1587 untruss?1605 untack1641 ravela1658 disartuate1660 to take apart1744 demount1756 disarticulate1808 dismount1859 disassemble1881 destructure1951 deconstruct1973 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xviii. l. 255 But ihesus rise to lyue,..conforte al his kynne.., And al þe iuwen ioye vnioignen & vnlouken. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 135 In Iacob and Esau thou hast seyn the figure; I sawede hem and vnioyned hem. 1582 T. Lupton Christian against Iesuite f. 44 You haue heere loosed such a knot, and vnioyned such a ioynt, that neither Iesus Christ himself, nor all his Apostles did euer vndoe. c1600 (c1350) Alisaunder (Greaves) (1929) l. 294 Stones stirred they þo and stightlich layde On hur engines full gist to ungome [read ungoine] þe walles. 1648 W. Austin tr. Cicero Cato Major xxi. 121 That workeman which hath made a ship or building, knowes best how to unjoyn it. 1653 Duchess of Newcastle Poems & Fancies 16 Some factious Atomes will agree, combine, They strive some form'd Body to unjoyne. 1844 Times 25 Sept. 6/6 He contrived to unjoin his bedstead. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [verb (intransitive)] > in rejoinder replicate1535 unjoinc1540 rejoin1548 rejourna1641 rejoinder1659 c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 15 Than Iason vnioynid to the gentill spooke Lord and it like you longe am I here. 4. transitive. To cease to be a member of; to leave (a group, club, etc.). Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1915 Green Bk. Mag. Apr. 640/2 I have changed my mind about joining that Alliance of Ladies, and if I have already joined I want to unjoin. 1923 Corydon (Indiana) Democrat 13 June The Republican State Chairman of Indiana joined and unjoined the Ku Klux Klan. 1961 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 30 Jan. 3/1 Their parents..treat the church as though it were some sort of a club that you join or unjoin at will. 2005 Frederick (Maryland) News-Post 14 Aug. a7/4 The bad thing is, once you join [the gang], you can't unjoin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1340 |
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