disassociate

verb

dis·​as·​so·​ci·​ate ˌdis-ə-ˈsō-sē-ˌāt 

-shē-

disassociated; disassociating; disassociates

transitive verb

: to detach from association : dissociate

disassociation

ˌdis-ə-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shən 

-shē-

noun

Synonyms

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

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

Caitlin Clark has publicly disassociated herself from racist and xenophobic remarks seemingly made in her defense, as the WNBA star addresses hateful comments made at her rivals and opponents’ expense. —Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 June 2024

But the Nigerian state has long failed to provide its citizens with social services, and Nigerian politics is largely an elite sport disassociated from governance. —John Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2021

By laundering the cryptocurrency proceeds, Parks was able to disguise the audit trail and disassociate the funds from the scheme, according to prosecutors. —USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024

As per Reuters, franchises in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Turkey quickly issued statements disassociating themselves from Israel’s actions. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above