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Past tense of disassociate

regular verb

The past tense of disassociate is disassociated. The past participle is also disassociated.

Forms of disassociate

Base form (V1)disassociate /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/
Past tense (V2)disassociated
Past participle (V3)disassociated
Present participledisassociating
Third person singulardisassociates

Disassociated in a sentence

  • After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.
  • The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.
  • Men of diversified temperament can learn valuable lessons from those of the conserving type by not attempting to think of so many disassociated things; that is, by concentrating the mind.1917 June 21, William Judson Kibby, “Analyzing Character by Observation”, in Iron Trade Review, volume 60, number 25, page 1345. From the entry diversified

Meaning of disassociate

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

Full definition of disassociate

Questions about the past tense of disassociate

What is the past tense of disassociate?
The past tense of disassociate is disassociated.
What is the past participle of disassociate?
The past participle of disassociate is disassociated.
Is disassociate a regular or irregular verb?
Disassociate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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