Fromdis- +‎associate.

• (UK)IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/ or/dɪsəˈsəʊsieɪt/

disassociate (third-person singular simple presentdisassociates,present participledisassociating,simple past and past participledisassociated)

2. Toseparate (oneself); to dissolve one'sassociation with aperson,group, orsituation.

   Coordinate term:disestablish

   After the scandal, the political partydisassociated itself from the questionable candidate.

   If the whole membershipdisassociates, the result will be disestablishment.

4. (transitive, of a whole or of its parts) Toseparate intosmallerdiscreteunits, as withanalysis.

   Hyponyms:(n = 2)decouple,uncouple,unpair

   Coordinate term:granularize

   The problem is easier to understand if youdisassociate the variables.

6. (intransitive, of linked components) Toseparate; todisunite; todisintegrate; todissolve.

   The fibers of this nonwoven textiledisassociated when I tried to wash it.

7. (proscribed)Alternative form ofdissociate

• associate

• dissociate
• dissociation
• dissolution
• unaffiliated
• unassociated

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