disassociate
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disassociate
- /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/ UK
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Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
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Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
English associate
English disassociate
From dis- + associate.
verb disassociates · disassociating · disassociated
- 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.
- To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis. The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.
- To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve. The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.
- Alternative form of dissociate.dissociate
