disunite (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /dɪs.juˈnaɪt/
Definition
To cause to be separated or divided; to break the unity of.
Examples
The political scandal threatened to disunite the country.
His harsh words did nothing but disunite the friends further.
The goal of the enemy was to disunite the allies and conquer them one by one.
How to Use disunite
- disunite someone/something (prepositional phrase)
- To cause a person or group to become separated or divided. — "The economic crisis seemed to disunite the nation."
- disunite from (prepositional phrase)
- To separate or break away from a larger group or entity. — "The northern provinces threatened to disunite from the kingdom."
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