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Definition of Disassociate
1. Verb. Part; cease or break association with. "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Up, Part, Separate, Split, Split Up
Derivative terms: Disassociation, Disassociation, Dissociation, Dissociation, Disunion
Definition of Disassociate
1. v. t. To disconnect from things associated; to disunite; to dissociate.
Definition of Disassociate
1. Verb. To separate oneself from a person or situation. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To separate into smaller discrete units. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To separate from related items. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disassociate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disassociate
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Literary usage of Disassociate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1941 dissociate, disassociate Dissociate and disassociate share the sense “to
separate from association or union with another,” and either word may be used ..."
2. SAS/GRAPH 9.1 Reference by SAS Institute (2004)
"Disassociating an Attribute from a Bundle To disassociate an attribute from a
... The following program statements demonstrate how to disassociate the ..."
3. Report of the Industrial Commission on Transportation ...: Including by United States Industrial Commission, Balthasar Henry Meyer, Roswell Cheney McCrea (1901)
"I can not in my own mind disassociate or clearly distinguish between the power
to make rates ami the power to ..."
4. SAS/ACCESS(R) 9.1.3 for Relational Databases:: Reference, Third Edition by SAS Publishing (CRT), SAS Institute (2006)
"Specify _ALL_ to disassociate all currently assigned librefs. ... Q Disassociating
a Libref from a SAS Library To disassociate or clear a libref from a DBMS ..."
5. Interior Decoration: Its Principles and Practice by Frank Alvah Parsons (1915)
"It is more difficult still to disassociate art from the idea of picture painting.
... To disassociate the art quality from pictures, drawings, statuary, ..."
6. IRS Restructuring: Congressional Hearings edited by William V. Roth, Jr. (1999)
"It could not be simpler, disassociate joint return signing from tax liability.
In 1994 and 1995, 10 years after the last major legislative relief in this ..."
7. The Temple of Apollo Bassitas by Frederick A. Cooper (1996)
"... thoroughly disassociate the two buildings one from the other because, strictly
speaking, the profiles of moldings and the like are not replicated. ..."
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