adjoin

[uh-join] /əˈdʒɔɪn/
verb (used with object)
1.
to be close to or in contact with; abut on:
His property adjoins the lake.
2.
to attach or append; affix.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be in connection or contact:
the point where the estates adjoin.
Origin
1275-1325; Middle English a(d)joinen < Middle French ajoindre. See ad-, join
Related forms
unadjoined, adjective
Can be confused
adjoin, adjourn.
Examples from the web for adjoin
  • If you're visiting in the winter, you can cross-country ski on trails that adjoin the property.
  • Bedrooms for one or two adjoin a centralized activity room.
  • Build three to four foot gate in existing fence to adjoin two pastures.
  • One side of the wheelchair space shall adjoin an accessible route or adjoin another wheelchair space.
  • Parking that does not immediately support and/or adjoin a fee site or area, undesignated parking or picnicking along roadsides.
  • These are posts that enclose or adjoin the water standpipes provided along the roads throughout the cemetery.
  • Areas of the parcel that adjoin the coast may be suitable for settlement.
British Dictionary definitions for adjoin

adjoin

/əˈdʒɔɪn/
verb
1.
to be next to (an area of land, etc)
2.
(transitive) foll by to. to join; affix or attach
Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join
Word Origin and History for adjoin
v.

c.1300, "unite, ally" from Old French ajoin- stem of ajoindre "join together, unite," from Latin adjungere "fasten on, harness, join to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + jungere "to bind together" (see jugular). Meaning "be contiguous with, be adjacent to" is from late 14c. Related: Adjoined; adjoining.