(dissociate oneself)

  • 1dissociate oneself — index disagree, disavow, disown (refuse to acknowledge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2dissociate oneself from — 1 he dissociated himself from the Church of England: BREAK AWAY FROM, end relations with, sever connections with; withdraw from, quit, leave, disaffiliate from, resign from, pull out of, drop out of, defect from. 2 he dissociated himself from the …

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  • 3dissociate oneself from — declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of. → dissociate …

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  • 4dissociate oneself from — separate oneself from, break away from …

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  • 5dissociate oneself from — 1) he dissociated himself from the Catholic Church Syn: break away from, end relations with, sever connections with; withdraw from, quit, leave, disaffiliate from, resign from, pull out of, drop out of, defect from 2) he dissociated himself from… …

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  • 6dissociate — ► VERB 1) disconnect or separate. 2) (dissociate oneself from) declare that one is not connected with (someone or something). DERIVATIVES dissociation noun dissociative adjective. ORIGIN Latin dissociare separate …

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  • 7dissociate — [di sō′shē āt΄; ] also [, di sō′sē āt΄] vt. dissociated, dissociating [< L dissociatus, pp. of dissociare < dis , apart + sociare, to join < socius, companion: see SOCIAL] 1. to break the ties or connection between; sever association… …

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  • 8dissociate — v. 1 tr. & intr. (usu. foll. by from) disconnect or become disconnected; separate (dissociated her from their guilt). 2 tr. Chem. decompose, esp. reversibly. 3 tr. Psychol. cause (a person s mind) to develop more than one centre of consciousness …

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  • 9dissociate — [dɪ səʊʃɪeɪt, sɪ ] verb 1》 disconnect or separate.     ↘(dissociate oneself from) declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of. 2》 Psychiatry cause (a component of mental activity) to undergo dissociation. 3》 Chemistry undergo or… …

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  • 10dissociate — verb the word spiritual has become dissociated from religion dissociate oneself from Syn: separate, detach, disconnect, sever, cut off, divorce; isolate, alienate, disassociate Ant: relate …

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