Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjointed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Disjointing.]
1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by
joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket;
to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to
disjoint a fowl in carving.
Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame,
But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame? --Prior.
2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts
are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to
disjoint and edifice.
Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall.
--Longfellow.
3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make
incoherent; as, a disjointed speech.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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