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Disassociate
verb
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Verb
- 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 part; cease or break association with wordnet
- 3 To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis. transitive
"The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables."
- 4 To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve. intransitive
"The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it."
- 5 Alternative form of dissociate. alt-of, alternative, proscribed
Etymology
From dis- + associate.
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