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disassociate

/dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/

disassociate verb: to separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation. Also the alternative form of dissociate.

Verb

disassociate (third-person singular simple present disassociates, present participle disassociating, simple past and past participle disassociated)

  1. To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation.
    • After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.
    • If the whole membership disassociates, the result will be disestablishment.
  2. (transitive) To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis.
    • The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.
  3. (intransitive) To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve.
    • The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.

Also used as

disassociate is also the alternative form of dissociate.

Examples of disassociate in a sentence

  • For Chris, this problem was not resolved through disassociating from fandom, but rather through fan content itself.
  • The speakers described themselves as ‘alt-lite’, disassociating themselves with white supremacists.
  • Other-worldliness tinged it all and every little while my spirit seemed to disassociate itself.

All 10 example sentences with disassociate

Antonyms of disassociate

Forms of disassociate

third-person singular presentdisassociates
present participledisassociating
past participledisassociated
pastdisassociated

Past tense of disassociate: disassociated

Origin of disassociate

From dis- + associate.

Words formed from disassociate

Questions about disassociate

What does disassociate mean?
Disassociate means to separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation.
What part of speech is disassociate?
Disassociate is a verb.
How do you pronounce disassociate?
Disassociate is pronounced /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of disassociate?
The past tense of disassociate is disassociated.

Words near disassociate in the dictionary

  1. disassimilates
  2. disassimilating
  3. disassimilation
  4. disassimilations
  5. disassimilative
  6. disassociate
  7. disassociated
  8. disassociates
  9. disassociating
  10. disassociation
  11. disassociations

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