disaffiliate

[dis-uh-fil-ee-eyt]

verb (used with object)

disaffiliated, disaffiliating 

1. to sever affiliation with; disassociate.

   He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.

verb (used without object)

disaffiliated, disaffiliating 

1. to sever an affiliation.

disaffiliate

/ ˌdɪsəˈfɪlɪˌeɪt /

verb

1. to sever an affiliation (with); dissociate

Other Word Forms

• disaffiliation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disaffiliate¹

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

Example Sentences

One outcome is that many people are disaffiliating from their churches, their belief systems, and their communities.

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Many churches began disaffiliating under a temporary measure approved in 2019 that let churches keep their properties under favorable conditions.

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Some are proposing that African and other churches be given the same chance that U.S. churches recently had to disaffiliate under favorable terms.

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Most of its bishops favor staying, but other voices are calling for regional conferences to disaffiliate.

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Pastor Scott now leads Dwelling Place Anaheim, a church which recently disaffiliated from the Vineyard USA movement.

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Related Words

• disassemble 
• disengage 
• disentangle 
• dissociate 
• isolate 
• segregate 
• separate 
• sever