disarticulate
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Disarticulate — Dis ar*tic u*late, v. t. To sunder; to separate, as joints. {Dis ar*tic u*la tion}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disarticulate — (adj.) early 15c.; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + ARTICULATE (Cf. articulate) (adj.) … Etymology dictionary
disarticulate — [dis΄är tik′yo͞o lāt΄, dis′är tik′yo͞o lāt] vt. disarticulated, disarticulating to separate at the joints; disjoint vi. to become disjointed disarticulation n … English World dictionary
disarticulate — verb Date: 1830 intransitive verb to become disjointed transitive verb disjoint • disarticulation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
disarticulate — disarticulation, n. disarticulator, n. /dis ahr tik yeuh layt /, v.t., v.i., disarticulated, disarticulating. to make or become disjointed, as the bones of a body or stems of a plant. [1820 30; DIS 1 + ARTICULATE] * * * … Universalium
disarticulate — verb a) to disjoint b) to amputate a limb at a joint without cutting the bone … Wiktionary
disarticulate — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, alienate, cast off, cast out, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, delete, depart, disarrange, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disjoint, dislocate, displace, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, eject, estrange,… … Moby Thesaurus
disarticulate — v. separate; cut off … English contemporary dictionary
disarticulate — verb 1》 separate (bones) at the joints. 2》 disrupt the logic of (an argument). Derivatives disarticulation noun … English new terms dictionary
disarticulate — To separate at the joints; to become disjointed, e.g. the process of a mature female cone opening to allow the seeds to drop. See also dehiscence. Cf. indehiscent, receptive … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
