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

• separate
• divide
• disconnect
• split
• dissociate
• sever
• resolve

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

The second takeaway is that a distribution can be subject to a charging order, as here, even if the member has since been disassociated from the LLC and is no longer a member. —Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

And in the wake of the cancellations, Washington's Capital Pride Alliance has disassociated itself from the Kennedy Center. —CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025

Piani, who also wrote the screenplay, includes moments of the scribe at work — that is to say procrastinating, ruminating and occasionally disassociating from the terror of the blank page. —Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025

For further protection, after six months, your request history is disassociated from the random identifier, Apple says. —Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above