disaffiliate

[ dis-uh-fil-ee-eyt ]
/ ˌdɪs əˈfɪl iˌeɪt /

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.

Origin of disaffiliate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM disaffiliate

dis·af·fil·i·a·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for disaffiliate

disaffiliate
/ (ˌdɪsəˈfɪlɪˌeɪt) /

verb

to sever an affiliation (with); dissociate

Derived forms of disaffiliate

disaffiliation, noun