Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disassociates, present participle disassociating, past tense, past participle disassociated
1. verb
If you disassociateyourself from something or someone, you say or show that you are not connected with them, usually in order to avoid trouble or blame.
I wish to disassociate myself from this very sad decision. [V pron-refl + from]
He proposed that the Council should disassociate itself from such behaviour. [V pron-refl from n]
2. verb
If you disassociate one group or thing from another, you separate them.
...an attempt by the president to disassociate the military from politics. [VERB noun + from]
disassociate in British English
(ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt)
verb
a less common word for dissociate
Derived forms
disassociation (ˌdisasˌsociˈation)
noun
disassociate in American English
(ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt; ˌdɪsəsiʃieɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdisasˈsociˌated or ˌdisasˈsociˌating
to sever association with; separate; dissociate
Derived forms
disassociation (ˌdisasˌsociˈation)
noun
Examples of 'disassociate' in a sentence
disassociate
James stood up and wiped his hands on his jeans nervously and compulsively, as if trying to disassociate himself from death.