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disaffiliate

[ dis-uh-fil-ee-eyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, dis·af·fil·i·at·ed, dis·af·fil·i·at·ing.

to sever affiliation with; disassociate:
He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.

verb (used without object)

, dis·af·fil·i·at·ed, dis·af·fil·i·at·ing.

to sever an affiliation.

disaffiliate

/ ˌdɪsəˈfɪlɪˌeɪt /

verb

to sever an affiliation (with); dissociate

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Derived Forms

ˌdisafˌfiliˈation, noun

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Other Words From

disaf·fili·ation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disaffiliate¹

First recorded in 1865–70; dis- ¹ + affiliate

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Example Sentences

This led to HCFA being put on probation for violating the university’s anti-discrimination policies for student organizations, only to be re-recognized a year later, despite failing to disaffiliate from Christian Union as the college had required.

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The Alabama Proud Boys, the Oklahoma Proud Boys, the Missouri Proud Boys and the Las Vegas Proud Boys have since disaffiliated and denounced the national group.

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