disassociate
verb
dis·as·so·ci·ate
ˌdis-ə-ˈsō-sē-ˌāt 
-shē-
disassociated; disassociating; disassociates
: to detach from association : dissociate
Examples of disassociate in a Sentence
the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt
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View Comments Musk has a contentious relationship with his daughter, Vivian, who at age 18 officially changed her name and gender from male to female – and disassociated herself from her father who has spoken out against transgender rights.
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Ye was also dropped and/or disassociated with by GAP, JPMorgan Chase, Def Jam, Balenciaga, his former talent agency CAA, MRC, Foot Locker, Peloton, T.J. Maxx and Madame Tussauds London.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Season 2 saw Coach regularly disassociating to imagine a parallel life with his boyfriend Paul (François Arnaud), but that illusion shattered as the horrors of winter in the wilderness crept in.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
While Bush has had his issues with the NCAA, USC being on the lawsuit raised some eyebrows as their relationship seemed to have been patched up in recent years after the decade the school was forced to disassociate with him.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Ye was also dropped and/or disassociated with by GAP, JPMorgan Chase, Def Jam, Balenciaga, his former talent agency CAA, MRC, Foot Locker, Peloton, T.J. Maxx and Madame Tussauds London.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Season 2 saw Coach regularly disassociating to imagine a parallel life with his boyfriend Paul (François Arnaud), but that illusion shattered as the horrors of winter in the wilderness crept in.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
While Bush has had his issues with the NCAA, USC being on the lawsuit raised some eyebrows as their relationship seemed to have been patched up in recent years after the decade the school was forced to disassociate with him.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Disassociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disassociate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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