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How to use disassociate in a sentence

10 example sentences · verb

Disassociate means to separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation. Example: “After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.”

Examples of disassociate by meaning

verbTo 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.

verbTo separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis.

  • The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.

verbTo separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve.

  • The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.

More sentences with disassociate

  • For Chris, this problem was not resolved through disassociating from fandom, but rather through fan content itself.2019, Andrew Crome, “Cosplay in the pulpit and ponies at prayer: Christian faith and lived religion in wider fan culture”, in Culture and…. From the entry PMV
  • The speakers described themselves as ‘alt-lite’, disassociating themselves with white supremacists.2017 August 21, “Protesters get heavy with ‘alt-lite’ rally”, in Metro News UK. From the entry alt-lite
  • Other-worldliness tinged it all and every little while my spirit seemed to disassociate itself.1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 221. From the entry other-worldliness
  • Because the stunts disassociate these effects from their usual context, Jackass mimics state violence only to dehistoricize and depoliticize it.2022, Marisol Cortez, “Ambivalent Anality: Revisiting the Queer Ecology of "the Jackass Moment"”, in Media+Environment. From the entry dehistoricize
  • The Sages had to institute measures to prevent these "haverim" from completely disassociating themselves from the "amei haaretz."2011 May 31, Yisroel Markov, “Leftwing anti-semitism”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet). From the entry am ha'aretz
  • 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 disassociate in a sentence

How do you use disassociate in a sentence?
Disassociate is used as a verb. For example: “After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.”
What is a short sentence with disassociate?
“If the whole membership disassociates, the result will be disestablishment.”
What does disassociate mean?
Disassociate means to separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation.

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