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conjoin

verb con·join \kən-ˈjȯin, kän-\

: to join together

: to join (two or more people or things) together

Full Definition of CONJOIN

transitive verb
:  to join together (as separate entities) for a common purpose
intransitive verb
:  to join together for a common purpose
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Origin of CONJOIN

Middle English, from Anglo-French conjoindre, from Latin conjungere, from com- + jungere to join — more at yoke
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CONJOIN

Synonyms
associate, coalesce, combine, unite, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join, link (up), marry, unify
Antonyms
break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

Rhymes with CONJOIN

adjoin, Alboin, benzoin, Burgoyne, Des Moines, disjoin, eloign, enjoin, essoin, purloin, recoin, rejoin, sainfoin, short loin, sirloin, subjoin

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