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disgiungere

to disjoin

verb dees-JOON-jeh-reh Rare

Also means

to separate

Usage Note

Disgiungere is a literary and legal verb meaning to separate or disconnect elements that were joined. It follows the irregular pattern of giungere in the past participle: disgiunto. More common synonyms in everyday speech are separare or dividere.

Examples

"Il trattato disgiunse i due territori."

Natural Translation

The treaty disjoined the two territories.

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