verb (used with object), dis·u·nit·ed, dis·u·nit·ing.
- to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- to set at variance; alienate: The issue disunited the party members.
verb (used without object), dis·u·nit·ed, dis·u·nit·ing.
- to part; fall apart.
verb
- to separate or become separate; disrupt
- (tr) to set at variance; estrange
1560s (implied in disunited); see dis- + unite. Related: Disuniting.