disassociate

disassociate
disassociate c.1600, from DIS- (Cf. dis-) + ASSOCIATE (Cf. associate) (v.). Related: Disassociated; disassociating; disassociation.

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  • Disassociate — Dis as*so ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disassociated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disassociating}.] To disconnect from things associated; to disunite; to dissociate. Florio. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disassociate — I verb cut off, detach, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, isolate, part, remove, seclude, separate, set apart, sever, uncouple, withdraw II index depart, disjoint, dissociate, part ( …   Law dictionary

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  • disassociate — UK [ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt] / US [ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms disassociate : present tense I/you/we/they disassociate he/she/it disassociates present participle disassociating past tense disassociated past participle disassociated… …   English dictionary

  • disassociate — verb /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ a) To separate oneself from a person or situation. After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate. b) To separate into smaller discrete units. The problem is easier to understand if… …   Wiktionary

  • disassociate — v. (D; refl.) also: dissociate to disassociate from USAGE NOTE: Some purists prefer dissociate …   Combinatory dictionary

  • disassociate — dissociate [dɪˈsəʊsiˌeɪt] or disassociate [^ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsiˌeɪt] verb dissociate yourself from to show clearly that you are not connected with someone or something dissociation [dɪˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • disassociate, dissociate — v. (D; refl.) to disassociate, dissociate from USAGE NOTE: Some purists prefer dissociate …   Combinatory dictionary

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