disassociate

Definitions

1. To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation.
2. To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis.
   transitive
3. To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve.
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.”

“If the whole membership disassociates, the result⟳ will be disestablishment.”

“Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), a group that promotes conservatism on college campuses, has kicked one of its prominent speakers, Michelle Malkin, to the curb. […] YAF did exactly the right thing by disassociating itself from Malkin for coming to Fuentes’ defense.”

“The problem is easier to understand⟳ if you disassociate the variables.”

“The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash⟳ it.”

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