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Meaning of disassociate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1
dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt

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.
  3. To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve.

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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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