disassociate
dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt
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Definition of disassociate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
distanceintr.separate yourself from a person, group, or responsibilityintr.
  • She tried to disassociate from the scandal.
disavow dissociate distance
2.
end connectionintr.USstop being connected or linkedintr.US
  • The company will disassociate from its previous suppliers..
detach disconnect sever
3.
group separationtr.USseparate one group or thing from anothertr.US
  • The manager disassociated the teams for the project.
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Origin of disassociate

Latin, dis- (apart) + associare (join)

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social break
choose to avoid or disassociate from something

Examples of disassociate in a sentence

  • They disassociated the department from the failed project.
  • She decided to disassociate from the negative influences in her life.
  • They had to disassociate the brand from the scandal.
  • The report disassociates sales from profits.
  • Researchers disassociated the two variables.

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  1. French:se dissocier, dissocier, ...
  2. German:sich distanzieren, trennen, ...
  3. Italian:dissociarsi, scollegare, ...
  4. Spanish:desvincularse, desvincular, ...
  5. Portuguese:dissociar-se, desassociar, ...
  6. Chinese:撇清关系, 断绝关系, ...
  7. Japanese:距離を置く, 切る, ...
  8. Arabic:نَأَى, فَصَلَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהִתְנַתֵּק, לְנַתֵּק קֶשֶׁר, ...
  10. Russian:дистанцироваться, отделиться, ...
  11. Ukrainian:відмежуватися, відокремитися, ...
  12. Hindi:अलग करना, संबंध तोड़ना, ...

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