Dismember vs Disjoint - What's the difference?
dismember | disjoint | Synonyms |
To remove the limbs of.
To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.
not smooth or continuous; disjointed
(set theory) (not used in the comparative or superlative ) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
To render ; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
* Prior
* Longfellow
To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
To fall into pieces.
Dismember is a synonym of disjoint.
As verbs the difference between dismember and disjoint
is that dismember is to remove the limbs of while disjoint is to render ; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.As an adjective disjoint is
not smooth or continuous; disjointed.dismember
English
Alternative forms
* dismembre (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.
- The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims.
- The American Civil War nearly dismembered the Union.
Derived terms
* dismembermentdisjoint
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* non-disjoint * overlappingVerb
(en verb)- to disjoint''' limbs; to '''disjoint''' bones; to '''disjoint poultry by carving
- Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, / But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame?
- Some half-ruined wall / Disjointed and about to fall.
- a disjointed speech
- (Shakespeare)