They decided to dissociate themselves from our organization.
•I was forced to dissociate myself from her.
•We advised her to dissociate herself from the gang.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
dissociate — ► VERB 1) disconnect or separate. 2) (dissociate oneself from) declare that one is not connected with (someone or something). DERIVATIVES dissociation noun dissociative adjective. ORIGIN Latin dissociare separate … English terms dictionary
dissociation — dissociate ► VERB 1) disconnect or separate. 2) (dissociate oneself from) declare that one is not connected with (someone or something). DERIVATIVES dissociation noun dissociative adjective. ORIGIN Latin dissociare separate … English terms dictionary
dissociative — dissociate ► VERB 1) disconnect or separate. 2) (dissociate oneself from) declare that one is not connected with (someone or something). DERIVATIVES dissociation noun dissociative adjective. ORIGIN Latin dissociare separate … English terms dictionary
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