Disconnect

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  • intransitive verb. To sever or interrupt the connection of or between.
  • intransitive verb. To shut off the current in (an appliance) by removing its connection to a power source.
  • intransitive verb. To sever or interrupt a connection.
  • noun. A lack of connection; a disparity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To sever or interrupt the connection of; break the connection of or between; disunite; disjoin: as, to disconnect a locomotive from a train; to disconnect church and state.
  • To disjoin the parts of; deprive of connection or coherence; separate into parts; dissociate: as, to disconnect an engine by detaching the connecting-rod.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
  • noun. A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
  • noun. A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.
  • noun. The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.
  • verb. To sever or interrupt a connection.
  • verb. To become detached or withdrawn.
  • verb. To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
  • verb. make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
  • noun. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
  • Word Usage
    "The latest evidence for this disconnect is the headlines about Barack Obama signing a "new deal" with his publisher, Crown, shortly before taking office."
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    connect  joint  
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    disparity  undo  
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    Brecht  Hecht  Select  affect  bedecked  
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