Definition of "disassociate" in English

verb

1. 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.

2. (transitive, of a whole or of its parts) To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis.

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

3. (intransitive, of linked components) To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve.

   • The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.

4. (proscribed) Alternative form of dissociate.