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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Join \Join\ (join), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joined}; p. pr & vb n. {Joining}.] [OE. joinen, joignen F. joindre, fr L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join akin to jugum yoke. See {Yoke}, and cf {Conjugal}, {Junction}, {Junta}.] 1. To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add to append. Woe unto them that join house to house. --Is. v. 8. Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn Like twenty torches joined. --Shak. Thy tuneful voice with numbers join --Dryden. 2. To associate one's self to to be or become connected with to league one's self with to unite with as to join a party; to join the church. We jointly now to join no other head. --Dryden. 3. To unite in marriage. He that joineth his virgin in matrimony. --Wyclif. What therefore, God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. --Matt. xix. 6. 4. To enjoin upon to command. [Obs. & R.] They join them penance, as they call it --Tyndale. 5. To accept or engage in as a contest; as to join encounter, battle, issue. --Milton. {To join battle}, {To join issue}. See under {Battle}, {Issue}. Syn: To add annex; unite; connect; combine; consociate; couple; link; append. See {Add}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: joined adj 1: of or relating to two people who are married to each other [syn: {united}] 2: connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks [syn: {coupled}, {linked}]
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