DISAFFILIATE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

disaffiliate

verb

Definition of disaffiliate

as in to dissociate

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Recent Examples of disaffiliate Phi Delta Theta, the fraternity now disaffiliating with KU, was suspended after multiple hazing incidents were reported through university channels. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025 In 1914, for example, the white founders of the Assemblies of God, USA decided to disaffiliate from the predominantly Black Church of God in Christ. — Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024 The policy allowing churches to disaffiliate, often called Paragraph 2553, received approval in 2019 and expired in 2023. — Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024 The median worship attendance for disaffiliating churches and all United Methodist churches was 38, the report states. — Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for disaffiliate

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Living dissociated is like walking through the world half asleep.

— Sofia Franklyn, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
The moves toughen the environment in Brazil for giants like Google, Meta and TikTok, who have long tried to dissociate themselves with crimes online committed by users.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026

Definition of dissociate

Verb

Her father and mother had divorced, but Juan Fernandez’s legend had been fixed as a brawling union leader and New Mexico state legislator.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The best comedy is simply tragedy divorced from melancholy, the results being paradoxically all the sadder for it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of divorce

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In 1894 French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin isolated the plague bacterium and connected rat infestations to the disease.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Yet future Israeli leaders may not be overly concerned about that problem, convinced that Israel, with its military might and technological edge, has too much to offer potential partners to be ignored or isolated.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolate

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Valter Mazzetti, secretary-general of the Fsp police union, told The Associated Press that soldiers could provide immediate reinforcements but not resolve police staffing shortages.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Leaders said the agreement resolves several issues raised about the roles of state and local government in the stadium project, including land use and utilities.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

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However, the mural was detached and transferred to canvas in 1899 following the dispersal of the estate and then divided into eight fragments.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The robotic vehicle's initial drogue parachute deployed successfully, but its main parafoil detached during deployment, leaving the prototype unable to slow its descent before crashing into the ground, according to ESA officials.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of detach

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Before installation begins, contractors should evaluate the subfloor and, when necessary, install an uncoupling membrane to absorb movement and help prevent cracking.

— Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
After the Space Shuttle Explorer is struck by debris, she's flung into space on the shuttle's arm, forced to uncouple herself or face being pulled even further into the void.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of uncouple

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The Village House Situated in Teton Village and almost entirely surrounded by forest, this home makes disconnecting easy.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Andrew Kravchenko | Bloomberg | Getty Images After SpaceX restricted use of its Starlink and Starshield satellite internet services in Ukraine, causing fast-moving drones to disconnect and drop out of the sky, Kyiv is looking for alternatives.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of disconnect

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Interlune’s system cools the gas down to near absolute zero, using cryogenic distillation to fractionate the two isotopes.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
The researchers used a single high radiation dose, whereas human treatments are usually fractionated – that is, given in smaller doses over time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025

Definition of fractionate

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