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Conjoined vs Cojoined - What's the difference?

conjoined | cojoined |

As verbs the difference between conjoined and cojoined

is that conjoined is past tense of conjoin while cojoined is past tense of cojoin.

As an adjective conjoined

is joined together, as with conjoined twins, or in matrimony.

conjoined

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Joined together, as with conjoined twins, or in matrimony.
    • 1600' ''If either of you know any inward impediment, why you should not be '''conjoined , I charge you, on your souls, to utter it.'' — Shakespeare, ''Much Ado About Nothing , .
    ...representatives of a loosely conjoined nation...'' - ''Time

    Usage notes

    Conjoint' is often used, but ' conjoined is the preferred usage.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (conjoin)

    • cojoined

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cojoin)

    • cojoin

    English

    Alternative forms

    *co-join

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare) To join together; to conjoin.
  • *c. 1610 , (William Shakespeare), The Winter's Tale , I.2:
  • *:Then 'tis very credent, Thou may'st coioyne with something.
  • *2011 , (Caitlin Moran), The Times , 2 Apr 2011:
  • *:We had a Volkswagen campervan – the greatest vehicles ever created; a cheerp cupboard on wheels – and when my parents had finished noisily co-joining , they would take us on post-coital journey all across West Wales […].