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/dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/ · verb
To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation..
After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.
If the whole membership disassociates, the result will be disestablishment.
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), a group that promotes conservatism on college campuses, has kicked one of its prominent speakers, Michelle Malkin, to the curb. […] YAF did exactly the right thing by disassociating itself from Malkin for coming to Fuentes’ defense.
The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.
The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.
Use disassociate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Disassociate means To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include associate.
After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.
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