conjoin
verb
con·join kən-ˈjȯin 
kän-
conjoined; conjoining; conjoins
transitive verb
: to join together (things, such as separate entities) for a common purpose
intransitive verb
: to join together for a common purpose
Synonyms
- associate
- coalesce
- combine
- conjugate
- connect
- couple
- fuse
- interfuse
- join
- link (up)
- marry
- unify
- unite
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Example Sentences
The two rivers eventually conjoin. their attempts to conjoin two very different concepts
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Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 To stay competitive, retailers will have to conjoin the systems of customer data with the systems of customer experience. Tom Treanor, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 The lawsuit came as yet more residents were forced to evacuate their homes after being overwhelmed by flooding along the Tittabawassee River and conjoining waterways. CBS News, 22 May 2020 Famed neurosurgeon James Goodrich, who separated conjoined twins, died from coronavirus. Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2020 Meanwhile, euthanasia and organ-harvesting have already been conjoined in the country — a utilitarian plum to society, celebrated and promoted in the media. Wesley J. Smith, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020 Syria, which in the past was used as a transshipment point for Iranian supplies intended for Lebanese Hezbollah, has evolved into something like a second front conjoined with the long-standing Lebanese one. Steven Simon, The New York Review of Books, 16 Jan. 2020 Because of the two nations’ closely shared geography and conjoined histories, Haitians have historically looked to the United States for refuge. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2019 Mid-day and into the evening is when the weekend celebration climaxes with Non-Mariner’s Water Raft-Up, a conjoining boat party at Mangrove Bay located on the west end of the island. Shiona Turini, Essence, 9 Aug. 2019 See More
Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 To stay competitive, retailers will have to conjoin the systems of customer data with the systems of customer experience. Tom Treanor, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 The lawsuit came as yet more residents were forced to evacuate their homes after being overwhelmed by flooding along the Tittabawassee River and conjoining waterways. CBS News, 22 May 2020 Famed neurosurgeon James Goodrich, who separated conjoined twins, died from coronavirus. Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2020 Meanwhile, euthanasia and organ-harvesting have already been conjoined in the country — a utilitarian plum to society, celebrated and promoted in the media. Wesley J. Smith, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020 Syria, which in the past was used as a transshipment point for Iranian supplies intended for Lebanese Hezbollah, has evolved into something like a second front conjoined with the long-standing Lebanese one. Steven Simon, The New York Review of Books, 16 Jan. 2020 Because of the two nations’ closely shared geography and conjoined histories, Haitians have historically looked to the United States for refuge. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2019 Mid-day and into the evening is when the weekend celebration climaxes with Non-Mariner’s Water Raft-Up, a conjoining boat party at Mangrove Bay located on the west end of the island. Shiona Turini, Essence, 9 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French conjoindre, from Latin conjungere, from com- + jungere to join — more at yoke
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
conjoin
verb
1
as in to combine
to come together to form a single unit several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- combine
- unite
- connect
- fuse
- coalesce
- unify
- join
- associate
- couple
- conjugate
- marry
- mate
- interfuse
- constellate
- confederate
- yoke
- splice
- link (up)
- convene
- reunite
- compound
- congregate
- chain
- recombine
- ally
- rejoin
- assemble
- reconnect
- cluster
- league
- hook
- meet
- gather
- hitch
- reunify
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- split
- sever
- separate
- section
- divide
- dissever
- part
- isolate
- dissociate
- detach
- break up
- resolve
- sunder
- fractionate
- disconnect
- uncouple
- disunite
- divorce
- unlink
- disjoin
- disperse
- disband
- disjoint
- scatter
- disaffiliate
- unyoke
2
as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural conglomerates Synonyms & Similar Words
- cooperate
- unite
- collaborate
- merge
- federate
- coalesce
- cohere
- confederate
- converge
- consolidate
- organize
- amalgamate
- ally
- associate
- club
- combine
- pull together
- close ranks
- league
- join
- incorporate
- group
- band (together)
- hang together
- cabal
- unionize
- tie
- link
- affiliate
- knot
- gang up
- conglomerate
- team (up)
- wed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- split
- separate
- dissolve
- disband
- detach
- segregate
- sever
- break up
- disengage
- part
- disunite
- divorce
- sunder
- alienate
- fall out
- estrange
3
as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end government agencies and private charities have conjoined to bring relief to the famine-stricken nation Synonyms & Similar Words
- collaborate
- cooperate
- unite
- conspire
- concur
- join
- play ball
- combine
- concert
- league
- pull together
- make common cause
- connive
- team (up)
- band (together)
- confederate
- interface
- affiliate
- associate
- ally
- hang together
- packability
- packable
- package
- package advertising
- package bees
- package car
- package conveyor
- package deal
- package freight
- package holiday
- package mortgage
- package policy
- package powerplant
- package store
- package stores
- package tour
- packageable
- packaged
- packaged fuel
- packager
- packagers
- packages
- packagest
- packaging
- packagings