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• join:

A. Trans.:

I. To bring together:

1. jungo, xi, ctum, 3: to j. beams together, tigna inter se j., Caes. B. G. 4, 17: Cic.: foll. by dat., Virg. Aen. 8, 485; ad and acc., Cic. Fin. 5, 14, 40; by cum, Cic. Br. 97, 331 (not without a slight difference of meaning: v. infr.). Join: jungere et copulare [res inter se], Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 222 (fig.). Specially, to j. (a woman) in matrimony, connubio j., Virg. Aen. 1, 73; (in) matrimonio j., Curt. So comps. (1) conjungo, 3 (to j. together): same constr. as simple verb, though that with cum is usu. preferred: Caes.: Cic. (N.B.--By the dat. of the remoter object, material conjunction is denoted, as, conjungere castra muro, Caes. B. C. 2, 25; by ad, the addition of one thing to another, as, si laudem ejus ad utilitatem causae nostrae conjunxerimus, Quint. 4, 1, 16; by cum, an identity of relation between the things brought together, as, decus omne virtutis cum summa eloquentia junxisses, Cic. Br. 97, 331.) (2) less freq. in this sense, adjungo: esp. with ref. to territory: cf. Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5, hos agros P. Romano Servilii victoria adjunxit: id. Manil. 12, 35, totam ad imperium P R Ciliciam adjunxit.
2. connecto, xui, xum, 3: v. to connect.
3. cōpŭlo, 1 (denoting a closer union than jungo, to which it is sometimes subjoined): Cic. (v. supr. 1).
4. contĭnuo, 1 (to join in unbroken succession): to j. two or more houses in one, binas aut amplius domos c., Sall. Cat. 20, med.: Cic.: Liv.
5. committo, īsi, issum, 3 (to bring into connexion or contact): a mole, to j. the city to the mainland, moles quae urbem continenti committeret, Curt. 4, 2, med.: cf. infr. (B., 1). Esp. in phr., committere proelium, pugnam, to j. battle, Caes.: Cic.: Liv.: less freq., aciem committere, Flor. 4, 2, 46.
6. other less freq. syns., cŏagmento, 1 (to j. together in an organism or framework), Cic.; cŏădūno, 1 (to j. in one: v. rare), Ulp. Dig.; conglūtĭno, 1 (to cement together), Cic.

II. To come to in addition, as companion:

1. sŭpervĕnio, 4 (with dat. or absol.): the praetor j.'d them as they were making preparations for the siege, parantibus jam oppugnare, supervenit praetor, Liv. 42, 56, med.: of military reinforcements, Tac. H. 4, 25. Join: addere se socium atque supervenire, Virg. E. 6, 20.
2. intervĕnio, 4 (to come up while something is going on: with dat. or absol.): Cic. de Or. 1, 3, 14: Liv.
3. occurro, i, rsum, 3 (to meet): Hor. S. 1, 5, 41.
4. convenio, 4: v. to come together. See also to come up.

III. To take a particular side:

1. transeo, transgrĕdior: v. to go over.
2. societatem (cum aliquo) coeo: Cic.: v. alliance. Phr.: to j. no side, nullius partis esse, Asin. Poll. in Cic. Fam. 10, 31.

B. Intrans.:

I. To be connected with, as by a joint:

1. expr. by committo, 3 (usu. as pass. refl.): the ribs j. the breast-bone, costae committuntur cum osse pectoris, Cels. 8, 1, med.: also with dat., Ov. M. 12, 315 (qua naris fronti committitur).
2. expr. by pass. part. of conjungo, adjungo (implying simple contact): the camp of Varus j.'d the wall, muro conjuncta castra Vari (erant), Caes. B. C. 2, 15.

II. To join in, take part in:

1. particeps, socius, adjutor alicujus rei sum: Cic. Att. 9, 10, med.
2. intersum, irr. (to be present at and take part in: with dat.): to j. in deliberations, consiliis i., Cic. Att. 14, 22, fin. Phr.: to j. in the conversation, *sermoni se admiscere.

• JOIN

1. v. Connect together, jungere (absolutely; or inter se; or aliquid cum aliqua re): conjungere (to join together, absolutely; inter se; cum; the dative; and, in figuratively meaning, ad; both jungere and conjungere, PROP. and IMPROP. The participles junctus, conjunctus are sometimes found with ablative only; Vid: Zumpt, §474; Garat., Cic., Phil., 5, 7, 20): connectere cum aliqua re (by a knot; and figuratively, of an intimate union): copulare (aliquid, inter se; dative, or cum aliqua re; to join as if by a cord, strap, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) (inter se) jungere et copulare (Cic.): continuare (to join so that there may be no break or interval; domos, etc.; absolutely, or with dative): obstringere (to bind tightly together): devincire (to join indissolubly): committere (to bring into connection; e.g., ripas ponte): adjungere aliquid alicui rei or ad aliquid (join one thing to another; PROP. and figuratively): comparare (to couple together several things in equal proportions): colligare (to tie together): conglutinare (to glue together, cement; PROP. and figuratively): coagmentare (e.g., opus, Cic.; opposed to dissolvere). To join together with (= by means of) anything, conjungere aliqua re (e.g., calamos cerā): to join battle, proelium or pugnam committere: to join house to house, domos continuare (so fundos, agros, etc.): to join their forces, jungere copias; arma consociare: vires conferre.

INTRANS., Unite one’s self to anybody, se jungere: se conjungere (general terms; also of two divisions of an army) alicui or cum aliquo. Join a person, se comitem or socium adjungere alicui; se comitem addere alicui († i. e., on a single occasion, as companion); se ad aliquem jungere (Cic.; to attach one’s self to his party, court his acquaintance, etc.): se conjungere cum copiis alicujus; arma consociare cum aliquo (to join anybody as his ally); signa conferre ad aliquem (especially on the battle-field). To join in affinity with anybody (Bible), affinitatem jungere cum aliquo.
To be contiguous to, continuari alicui rei; alicui rei continuatum et junctum esse (Cic.). Vid: CONTIGUOUS.

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