unmerge
Undo a combination
To unmerge is to separate things that were previously combined into one.
The term appears most often in computing and data management, where merged files, cells, or records are split back into their original components: I need to unmerge these spreadsheet cells.
The word implies reversal—undoing a prior merge rather than simply dividing something that was always whole.
Separation into parts
- divideSeparate into parts
- separateTo set apart
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- detachTo separate from
disconnect · disjoin · disunite · segregate · decouple · sever · sunder · cleave
Separation into parts
- ungroupSeparate combined elements
- unbundleSeparate combined offerings
- separateTo set apart
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
deduplicate · disaggregate · parse · extract · filter · restore · rollback · version
Reverse a prior action
- reverseTurn to opposite
- revertReturn to earlier condition
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
rollback · backtrack · cancel · annul · rescind · retract · unlink · unmix
Cause emotional distance
- estrangeCause emotional separation
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- isolateSeparate from others
- distanceSpace between two points
disaffiliate · dissociate · withdraw · secede · schism · rift · rupture · breach
Formally end a group
- disperseCause to spread apart
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
break · fragment · splinter · fracture · dismember · disassemble · dismantle · disaggregate
split
Separation into parts
detach · disconnect · disjoin · disunite · segregate · decouple · sever · sunder · cleave · rend
split
Separation into parts
partition · deduplicate · disaggregate · parse · extract · filter · restore · rollback · version · undo
undo
Reverse a prior action
unwind · rollback · backtrack · cancel · annul · rescind · retract · unlink · unmix · unravel
alienate
Cause emotional distance
distance · disaffiliate · dissociate · withdraw · secede · schism · rift · rupture · breach · split
disband
Formally end a group
- disperseCause to spread apart
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
dissolve · break · fragment · splinter · fracture · dismember · disassemble · dismantle · disaggregate · decompose