disassociate

dis·as·so·ci·ate

verb \ˌdis-ə-ˈsō-sē-ˌāt, -shē-\

Definition of DISASSOCIATE

transitive verb

: to detach from association : dissociate

— dis·as·so·ci·a·tion \-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shən, -shē-\ noun

Examples of DISASSOCIATE

1. <the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt>

First Known Use of DISASSOCIATE

1603

Related to DISASSOCIATE

Synonyms: break up, decouple, separate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke

Antonyms: join, link, unify, unite

Related Words: break down, decompose, disassemble, disintegrate, dissolve; bifurcate, bisect, cleave, dichotomize, dissect, fractionalize, fractionate, halve, partition, quarter, segment, subdivide, trisect; fragment, fragmentate, fragmentize; break, fracture, pull, rend, rift, rip, rive, rupture, tear; cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, sequester; detach, disengage, disentangle, unravel, untie

Near Antonyms: assemble, associate, blend, combine, mingle, mix; connect, couple; accumulate, agglutinate, attach, bind, cement, close, fasten, fuse, knit, stick, weld

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Rhymes with DISASSOCIATE

circumambulate, circumnavigate, contraindicate, decontaminate, deteriorate, differentiate, disambiguate, discombobulate, disorientate, disproportionate, excommunicate, expiration date, free-associate, hyperventilate, incapacitate, intermediate, interpenetrate, misappropriate, multivariate, overcompensate, overpopulate, ratiocinate, recapitulate, rehabilitate, renegotiate, superannuate, supersaturate, transubstantiate, underestimate