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un·joint

 (ŭn-joint′)
tr.v. un·joint·ed, un·joint·ing, un·joints
To dislocate a joint of; disjoint.
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unjoint

(ʌnˈdʒɔɪnt)
vb (tr)
1. (Anatomy) to disjoint or dislocate (something)
2. archaic poetic to separate or divide (something previously united or whole)
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