join, conjoin
(verb) make contact or come together; “The two roads join here”
marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse
(verb) take in marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
conjoin (third-person singular simple present conjoins, present participle conjoining, simple past and past participle conjoined)
(transitive) To join together; to unite; to combine.
(transitive) To marry.
(transitive, grammar) To join as coordinate elements, often with a coordinating conjunction, such as coordinate clauses.
(transitive, mathematics) To combine two sets, conditions, or expressions by a logical AND; to intersect.
(intransitive) To unite, to join, to league.
• (to join together): affix, attach, join, put together; see also join
• (to marry): bewed, wed; see also marry
Source: Wiktionary
Con*join, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conjoined; p.pr. & vb.n. Conjoining.] Etym: [F. conjoindre, fr. L. conjungere, -junctum; con- + jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Conjugate, Conjunction.]
Definition: To join together; to unite. The English army, that divided was Into two parties, is now conjoined in one. Shak. If either of you know any inward impediment why you should not be conjoined. Shak. Let that which he learns next be nearly conjoined with what he knows already. Locke.
Con*join", v. i.
Definition: To unite; to join; to league. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
