Disconnect \Dis`con*nect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconnected};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disconnecting}.]
   To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to
   sever; to separate; to disperse.
   
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         The commonwealth itself would . . . be disconnected
         into the dust and powder of individuality. --Burke.
   
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         This restriction disconnects bank paper and the
         precious metals.                         --Walsh.
   
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disconnected \disconnected\ adj.
   1. marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds.
      [Narrower terms: {staccato (vs. legato)}]

   Syn: abrupt, broken off(predicate).
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   2. not switched on or not connected to a power source; -- of
      electrical equipment. [Narrower terms: {off-line (vs.
      on-line), offline, off line(predicate)}; {unplugged}]

   Syn: not ready, off.
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   3. noncontinuous; not continuing in time or space. Opposite
      of {continuous}.

   Syn: disrupted, discontinuous.
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   4. unconnected, detached. Opposite of {connected}.

   Syn: disjoined, separate.
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   5. lacking orderly continuity; illogical or seemingly
      irrational; as, disconnected fragments of a story.

   Syn: confused, disjointed, disordered, disorganized,
        desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered,
        unconnected.
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