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dis·as·so·ci·ate | \ ˌdis-ə-ˈsō-sē-ˌāt 
, -shē- \
, -shē- \disassociated; disassociating; disassociates
Definition of disassociate
: to detach from association : dissociate
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Other Words from disassociate
disassociation \ ˌdis-ə-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shən , -shē- \ noun
, -shē- \ nounSynonyms & Antonyms for disassociate
Synonyms
- break up,
- decouple,
- disconnect,
- disjoin,
- disjoint,
- dissever,
- dissociate,
- disunite,
- divide,
- divorce,
- part,
- ramify,
- resolve,
- separate,
- sever,
- split,
- sunder,
- uncouple,
- unlink,
- unyoke
Antonyms
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Examples of disassociate in a Sentence
the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt
Recent Examples on the Web That’s the difference between living and dying for me: feeling this instead of using my body to disassociate from it, wrapping my arms around my torso instead of forcing it to subsist on a diet of its own organs or cramming it with crunchy Skippy.
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Genevieve Angelson, refinery29.com, "In Quarantine, Confronting The Eating Disorder That Almost Killed Me," 4 May 2020 The organization placed severe sanctions on the university, which had to disassociate itself with one of its most celebrated athletes.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, "Reggie Bush: Relaxed NIL rules would have been ‘life changing’ during his time at USC," 10 May 2020 Several signs suggest that recent allegations against the wide receiver served as a catalyst for why the world’s largest sneaker seller would want to disassociate itself from Brown.
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BostonGlobe.com, "A spokesperson for Nike said Wednesday night, “Antonio Brown is not a Nike athlete.”," 20 Sep. 2019 Vanessa is both a smothering presence and a troubling void, a narrator who often feels disassociated from her own story.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Controversial Novel That Immerses Readers in Teen Abuse," 25 Mar. 2020 Associates including Prince Andrew would be forced to disassociate themselves from the millionaire.
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Stephanie Toone, ajc, "Disney star Cameron Boyce dies at age 20: 9 notable people who passed in 2019," 17 Dec. 2019 The four other children of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt disassociated themselves from the work.
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BostonGlobe.com, "His lists also included William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” (1962), many US editions of Simone de Beauvoir and much of Art Buchwald’s humor.," 21 Nov. 2019 The four other children of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt disassociated themselves from the work.
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Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times, "Walter J. Minton, Publisher Who Defied Censors, Dies at 96," 20 Nov. 2019 Kanye West and the Sunday Service collective should be disassociated with such claims surrounding the food at the event.
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Emily Heil, Washington Post, "‘Leave Ye alone’: The woman behind that sad photo of Kanye West’s $55 ‘Brunchella’ doesn’t blame him," 4 Nov. 2019
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The first known use of disassociate was in 1598
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