disaffiliate

verb

dis·​af·​fil·​i·​ate ˌdis-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt How to pronounce disaffiliate (audio)
disaffiliated; disaffiliating; disaffiliates

intransitive verb

: to terminate an affiliation
disaffiliation noun

Examples of disaffiliate in a Sentence

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Dixie Brewster, a delegate from the Great Plains Conference covering Kansas and Nebraska, called for a path for her fellow conservatives to disaffiliate smoothly. Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024 Some pointed out there are other ways that congregations and entire conferences can still disaffiliate — noting that the General Conference last week approved the departure of some churches in the former Soviet Union — though others say this is overly burdensome. Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024 In 1914, for example, the white founders of the Assemblies of God, USA decided to disaffiliate from the predominantly Black Church of God in Christ. Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024 In Arkansas, roughly onethird of all United Methodist congregations have either disaffiliated or disbanded in the past five years. Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for disaffiliate 

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of disaffiliate was in 1863

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“Disaffiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaffiliate. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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