dissociate
verb (used with object)
to break the association of; separate.
was dissociating
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past progressiveof dissociate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But within an hour of Agnew's resignation, the White House was dissociating itself from the ex-Vice President.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eden would not concede that he was dissociating from the U.S., believed that the U.S. would some day pat him on the back for everything he had done.
From Time Magazine Archive
