dissociate yourself from sth
— phrasal verb with dissociate uk/dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/us/dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/verb [ T ] also disassociate
to make it publicly known that you are not in any way connected to, or responsible for someone or something, often to avoid blame or embarrassment:
Most party members are keen to dissociate themselves from the extremists.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Separating and dividing
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- borderline
- branch
- disestablish
- dismember
- dissociate
- disunite
- divide
- divide/split (sth) down the middle idiom
- drift
- quarter
- ravel
- resolve
- resolve sth into sth
- rive
- riven
- tear 1
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