Antonyms for disassociate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-


Definition of disassociate

Origin :
  • c.1600, from dis- + associate (v.). Related: Disassociated; disassociating; disassociation.
  • verb break association with
Example sentences :
  • It is almost impossible for us to disassociate literature from writing.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Old English Ballads » by George Wharton Edwards
  • Most everyone does not disassociate a film player from her shadow.
  • Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
  • He had not been able to disassociate himself with everything that recalled the past.
  • Extract from : « Fairfax and His Pride » by Marie Van Vorst
  • She had been able to disassociate them only until he stood before her, quick.
  • Extract from : « The Gorgeous Isle » by Gertrude Atherton
  • Sweet as this voice was, it irritated him, for he could not disassociate his mother from it.
  • Extract from : « Victor Ollnee's Discipline » by Hamlin Garland
  • Yet he could not disassociate her from some hidden, not altogether pleasant, purpose.
  • Extract from : « Caravans By Night » by Harry Hervey
  • Men cannot disassociate themselves either from the past or the future.
  • Extract from : « Landholding In England » by Joseph Fisher
  • We cannot bear to burn the bodies of the dead because we cannot disassociate the body from the soul.
  • Extract from : « The Hearts of Men » by H. Fielding
  • They cannot disassociate themselves from this work or pretend that it was done by a separate State.
  • Extract from : « The Crime of the Congo » by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • He slammed the great iron door behind him as if he were glad, too, to disassociate himself from King and all foolishness.
  • Extract from : « King--of the Khyber Rifles » by Talbot Mundy

Synonyms for disassociate

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