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disaffiliate

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dis⋅af⋅fil⋅i⋅ate

  [dis-uh-fil-ee-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use disaffiliate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
–verb (used without object)
2. to sever an affiliation.
Origin:
1865–70; dis- 1 + affiliate

Related forms:
dis⋅af⋅fil⋅i⋅a⋅tion, noun
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dis·af·fil·i·ate   (dĭs'ə-fĭl'ē-āt')   
v.   dis·af·fil·i·at·ed, dis·af·fil·i·at·ing, dis·af·fil·i·ates

v.   tr.
To remove from association.
v.   intr.
To end an affiliation.
dis'af·fil'i·a'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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