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disarticulate

[ dis-ahr-tik-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

disarticulated, disarticulating.
  1. to make or become disjointed, as the bones of a body or stems of a plant.


disarticulate

/ ˌɪɑːˈɪʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. to separate or cause to separate at the joints, esp those of bones
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˌپˈپDz, noun
  • ˌ徱ˈپˌٴǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱a·پu·tDz noun
  • 徱a·پu·tǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disarticulate1

First recorded in 1820–30; dis- 1 + articulate
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Example Sentences

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“The aircraft is largely disarticulated,” according to Wayne Lusardi, Michigan’s state maritime archaeologist with the Department of Natural Resources and organizer of the recovery effort.

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“The way he treated those bodies with contempt. We had Dr. Ross say here was a disarticulated leg, referring to bag three with Gabriel, the 2-year-old,” Hubbard answered.

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The researchers found that structural details in the articulated bones matched those in many of the disarticulated ones, suggesting they belonged to the same individual.

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I cleaned and polished fox skulls; disarticulated, dried and kept the wings of roadkill birds.

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The remains were to be “disarticulated” and incinerated.

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