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disaffiliate

dis·af·fil·i·ate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-uh-fil-ee-eyt]
    • /ˌdɪs əˈfɪl iˌeɪt/
    • /ˌdɪ.sə.ˈfɪ.lieɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-uh-fil-ee-eyt]
    • /ˌdɪs əˈfɪl iˌeɪt/

Definitions of disaffiliate word

  • verb with object disaffiliate to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led. 1
  • verb without object disaffiliate to sever an affiliation. 1
  • noun disaffiliate (of a group or organization) end its official connection with (a subsidiary group). 1
  • verb disaffiliate to sever an affiliation (with); dissociate 0
  • verb transitive disaffiliate to end an affiliation (with) 0
  • verb disaffiliate To cease to have an affiliation with; to take steps to break an affiliation or association. 0
See all 6 definitions of disaffiliate

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Origin of disaffiliate

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; dis-1 + affiliate

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Parts of speech for Disaffiliate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Disaffiliate

disaffiliate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

disaffiliate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for disaffiliate

verb disaffiliate

  • dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
  • disassemble — to take apart.
  • disentangle — Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • isolate — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
All 49 Synonyms of disaffiliate

Antonyms for disaffiliate

verb disaffiliate

  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
  • desegregate — To desegregate something such as a place, institution, or service means to officially stop keeping the people who use it in separate groups, especially groups that are defined by race.
  • connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
  • couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
All 33 Antonyms of disaffiliate

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