uncombine

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ combine.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪn

Verb

uncombine (third-person singular simple present uncombines, present participle uncombining, simple past and past participle uncombined)

1. (transitive) To separate (things previously combined).
   • 1599, Samuel Daniel, Musophilus:

     when out-breaking Vengeance uncombines
     The ill - join'd Plots, to fairly over-cast

2. (intransitive) To cease to be combined; to become separate.