Antonyms for band together


Grammar : Verb
Spell : band
Phonetic Transcription : bænd


Definition of band together

Origin :
  • "a flat strip," also "something that binds," a merger of two words, ultimately from the same source. In the sense "that by which someone or something is bound," it is attested from early 12c., from Old Norse band "thin strip that ties or constrains," from Proto-Germanic *bindan, from PIE *bendh- "to bind" (cf. Gothic bandi "that which binds; Sanskrit bandhah "a tying, bandage," source of bandana; Middle Irish bainna "bracelet;" see bend (v.), bind (v.)). Most of the figurative senses of this word have passed into bond (n.), which originally was a phonetic variant of this band.
  • The meaning "a flat strip" (late 14c.) is from Old French bande "strip, edge, side," via Old North French bende, from Old High German binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindan (see above). In Middle English, this was distinguished by the spelling bande, but since the loss of the final -e the words have fully merged. Meaning "broad stripe of color" is from late 15c.; the electronics sense of "range of frequencies or wavelengths" is from 1922. The Old North French form was retained in heraldic bend. Band saw is recorded from 1864.
  • As in unite : verb combine; join together
  • As in affiliate : verb associate or be associated with a larger organization
  • As in group : verb bring together
Example sentences :
  • We soon found some of these in the depths of the forests, and agreed to band together.
  • Extract from : « The Fugitives » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • It shows what you can do when you band together for a definite purpose.
  • Extract from : « The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • You had to band together in a pack, like a flock of sheep, with Carlsen for sheepherder.
  • Extract from : « A Man to His Mate » by J. Allan Dunn
  • It is but rarely they have consented to band together and raise objection.
  • Extract from : « Through Arctic Lapland » by Cutcliffe Hyne
  • Williams swore it should be done, and gathered his band together.
  • Extract from : « History of the Prophet Joseph by His Mother » by Lucy Smith
  • Some day Washington writers will band together for mutual benefit.
  • Extract from : « A Hundred and Sixty Books by Washington Authors » by Various
  • It was the rallying call used by the wolves to call the band together when game is in sight.
  • Extract from : « The Black Wolf Pack » by Dan Beard
  • Wicked animals always seek their own kind, and often band together for evil purposes.
  • Extract from : « The Human Side of Animals » by Royal Dixon
  • These latter are mostly natives of Unyamwege who band together to capture all the inhabitants of villages too weak to resist them.
  • Extract from : « Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa » by Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson
  • And those of us who weren't going mad just then used to have to band together and kill them.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various

Synonyms for band together

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