disassociate

verb

1. To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation.

   “After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.”

   “If the whole membership disassociates, the result will be disestablishment.”

   “Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), a group that promotes conservatism on college campuses, has kicked one of its prominent speakers, Michelle Malkin, to the curb. […] YAF did exactly the right thing by disassociating itself from Malkin for coming to Fuentes’ defense.”

2. (transitive)To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis.

   “The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.”

3. (intransitive)To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve.

   “The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.”

4. (alt-of, alternative, proscribed)Alternative form of dissociate.