disassociate
verb
, -shē-\
Definition of disassociate
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noun
Synonyms & 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
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Examples of disassociate in a Sentence
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His affiliation with the KKK was well established long ago, as were his attempts to disassociate from the organization later. — Sue Mcmillin, The Denver Post, "McMillin: Stapleton will keep its tainted name, here’s how we can live with that decision," 27 Aug. 2019 Instead, the user will simply have the option to disassociate the information from his or her account. — Kaya Yurieff, CNN, "Facebook finally rolls out privacy tool for your browsing history," 20 Aug. 2019 She was promptly accused of cultural appropriation for using the centuries-old term in a way that’s completely disassociated from its Japanese roots. — Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com, "Kim Kardashian defends Kimono brand and says she won’t change the name," 28 June 2019 Fearing a backlash Pocari’s mainland offices in Tianjin and Guangdong disassociated themselves from the Hong Kong branch. — The Economist, "Taking sides in Hong Kong’s protests presents opportunities for firms," 18 July 2019 One comes away from the documentary with the impression that this was an intense and highly emotional relationship for Carter, but also one that was highly disassociated from reality. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "How Did Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy III Meet?," 8 July 2019 Now that the kilogram is disassociated from its physical form, it can be measured anywhere. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "This Weird Machine Could Be the Most Accurate Measuring System Ever," 3 June 2019 The intention was to disassociate Japan from the rest of Asia and signal its advanced status to Westerners. — The Economist, "Japanese debate how foreigners should refer to them," 15 June 2019 Many of his best writers, including Heinlein and Asimov, disassociated themselves from Astounding’s apparent embrace of the paranormal and turned to other markets. — Michael Saler, WSJ, "It Came From the Future," 18 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disassociate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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