disjoint

DISJOINT, v.t. [dis and joint.]

1. To separate a joint; to separate parts united by joints; as, to disjoint the limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving.

2. To put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate.

3. To separate at junctures; to break at the part where things are united by cement; as disjointed columns.

4. To break in pieces; to separate united parts; as, to disjoint an edifice; the disjointed parts of a ship.

5. To break the natural order and relations of a thing; to make incoherent; as a disjointed speech.

DISJOINT, v.i. To fall in pieces.

DISJOINT, a. Disjointed.