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Definition of Conjoin
1. Verb. Make contact or come together. "The two roads join here"
Specialized synonyms: Feather, Attach, Cross-link, Anastomose, Inosculate, Copulate, Couple, Mate, Pair, Yoke, Engraft, Graft, Ingraft, Splice, Splice, Patch, Piece, Solder, Weld, Quilt, Entwine, Knit
Generic synonyms: Connect, Link, Link Up, Tie
Derivative terms: Conjunctive, Joining
Antonyms: Disjoin
2. Verb. Take in marriage. "Sam and Sue conjoin"
Generic synonyms: Unify, Unite
Specialized synonyms: Inmarry, Mismarry, Wive, Wive, Intermarry, Remarry
Related verbs: Marry, Splice, Tie, Wed
Derivative terms: Marriage, Married, Wedding
Definition of Conjoin
1. v. t. To join together; to unite.
2. v. i. To unite; to join; to league.
Definition of Conjoin
1. Verb. (transitive) To join together; to unite; to combine. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To marry. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive grammar) To join as coordinate elements, often with a coordinating conjunction, such as coordinate clauses. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive mathematics) To combine two sets, conditions, or expressions by a logical AND; to intersect. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To unite, to join, to league. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conjoin
1. to join together [v -ED, -ING, -S] : CONJOINT [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conjoin
Literary usage of Conjoin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... To elevate the mind, Such power with love conjoin'd, Let us revere. This day
our hearts inspire With true ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"... to the bitter explanation, it may have the tame origin with the preceding
word, ля denoting the neck which conjoin« the one hill with the other. ..."
3. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"... -ABLE. associate, to join—into one, UNIT. into one or a single substance -y.
or body ; to conjoin, to com- -EDLY. bine, to coalesce, to concur. -ER. ..."
4. The True Christian Religion: Containing the Universal Theology of the New by Emanuel Swedenborg (1912)
"From this it follows, that without freedom of choice in spiritual things there
would be nothing in man whereby the Lord could conjoin Himself to him, ..."
5. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... Nor leave the youths their lovely brides behind, In wedded bands, while time
glides on, conjoin'd; ..."
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