disaffiliate

American

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

verb (used with object)

disaffiliated, disaffiliating

to sever affiliation with; disassociate.

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

verb (used without object)

disaffiliated, disaffiliating

to sever an affiliation.

disaffiliate British

/ ˌdɪsəˈfɪlɪˌeɪt /

verb

to sever an affiliation (with); dissociate

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Other Word Forms

disaffiliation noun

Etymology

Origin of disaffiliate

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

Example Sentences

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Regular Catholic Mass attendance is reportedly near 6%, and hundreds of thousands have formally disaffiliated from the church in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

One group of African delegates protested outside the General Conference and said their members would discuss whether to disaffiliate.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

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