verb
Meaning 1
To disjoint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
disarticulate
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Pronunciation
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UK: /dɪsɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪkjəleɪt/
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rhymes with -ɪkjʊleɪt
verb
Meaning 2
To amputate (a limb) at a joint without cutting the bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
separate at the joints
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- disjoint the chicken before cooking it
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disjoint
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, disunite, divide, part
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English articulate English disarticulate From dis- + articulate.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: разглобявам (razglobjavam) — to disjoint
- Bulgarian: разчленявам (razčlenjavam) — to disjoint
- Greek: αποδιαρθρώνω (apodiarthróno) — to disjoint
- Portuguese: desarticular — to disjoint
- Romanian: dezarticula — to disjoint
- Spanish: desarticular — to disjoint