disassociating

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.
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.