disassociate

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To separate (oneself)

   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.
   • If the whole membership disassociates, the result will be disestablishment.
2. 2

   To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis.

   • The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.
3. 3

   To separate

   To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve.

   • The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.
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   1. 4

      Alternative form of dissociate.

The neighborhood

• antonymassociate
• neighbordissociate
• neighbordissociation
• neighbordissolution
• neighborunaffiliated
• neighborunassociated