DISASSOCIATE

disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint

(verb) part; cease or break association with; “She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

disassociate (third-person singular simple present disassociates, present participle disassociating, simple past and past participle disassociated)

To separate oneself from a person or situation.

(transitive) To separate into smaller discrete units.

(intransitive) To separate from related items.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`as*so"ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disassociated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disassociating.]

Definition: To disconnect from things associated; to disunite; to dissociate. Florio.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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