disassociate
English
Etymology
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)
- To separate oneself from a person or situation.
- After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.
- (transitive) To separate into smaller discrete units.
- The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.
- (intransitive) To separate from related items.
- The fabric of the coat disassociated when I washed it.
Related terms
- associate
- disassociation
- dissociate