disassociate

disassociate
verb /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/
a) To separate oneself from a person or situation.

After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.

b) To separate into smaller discrete units.

The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.


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  • Disassociate — Dis as*so ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disassociated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disassociating}.] To disconnect from things associated; to disunite; to dissociate. Florio. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disassociate — I verb cut off, detach, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, isolate, part, remove, seclude, separate, set apart, sever, uncouple, withdraw II index depart, disjoint, dissociate, part ( …   Law dictionary

  • disassociate — c.1600, from DIS (Cf. dis ) + ASSOCIATE (Cf. associate) (v.). Related: Disassociated; disassociating; disassociation …   Etymology dictionary

  • disassociate — see dissociate …   Modern English usage

  • disassociate — [dis΄ə sō′shē āt΄, dis΄əsēshē āt] vt. disassociated, disassociating to sever association with; separate; dissociate disassociation n …   English World dictionary

  • disassociate — [[t]dɪ̱səso͟ʊʃieɪt[/t]] disassociates, disassociating, disassociated 1) VERB If you disassociate yourself from something or someone, you say or show that you are not connected with them, usually in order to avoid trouble or blame. [V pron refl… …   English dictionary

  • disassociate — UK [ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt] / US [ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms disassociate : present tense I/you/we/they disassociate he/she/it disassociates present participle disassociating past tense disassociated past participle disassociated… …   English dictionary

  • disassociate — v. (D; refl.) also: dissociate to disassociate from USAGE NOTE: Some purists prefer dissociate …   Combinatory dictionary

  • disassociate — dissociate [dɪˈsəʊsiˌeɪt] or disassociate [^ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsiˌeɪt] verb dissociate yourself from to show clearly that you are not connected with someone or something dissociation [dɪˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • disassociate, dissociate — v. (D; refl.) to disassociate, dissociate from USAGE NOTE: Some purists prefer dissociate …   Combinatory dictionary

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