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adjoin

verb ad·join \ə-ˈjȯin, a-\

of a building, room, area of land, etc. : to be next to or joined with something

Full Definition of ADJOIN

transitive verb
1
:  to add or attach by joining
2
:  to lie next to or in contact with
intransitive verb
:  to be close to or in contact with one another
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Origin of ADJOIN

Middle English, from Anglo-French ajoindre, from Latin adjungere, from ad- + jungere to join — more at yoke
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ADJOIN

Synonyms
abut, border (on), butt (on or against), flank, fringe, join, march (with), neighbor, skirt, touch, verge (on)
Antonyms
abate, bate, deduct, knock off, remove, subtract, take off

Rhymes with ADJOIN

Alboin, benzoin, Burgoyne, conjoin, Des Moines, disjoin, eloign, enjoin, essoin, purloin, recoin, rejoin, sainfoin, short loin, sirloin, subjoin
ADJOIN Defined for Kids

adjoin

verb ad·join \ə-ˈjȯin\
ad·joinedad·join·ing

Definition of ADJOIN for Kids

:  to be next to or in contact with <The two rooms adjoin each other.>

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