disassociate

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English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ associate.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/ or /dɪsəˈsəʊsieɪt/

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.
    Coordinate term: disestablish
    After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.
    If the whole membership disassociates, the result will be disestablishment.
  2. (transitive, of a whole or of its parts) To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis.
    Hyponyms: (n = 2) decouple, uncouple, unpair
    Coordinate term: granularize
    The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.
  3. (intransitive, of linked components) To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve.
    The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.
  4. (proscribed) Alternative form of dissociate

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