disaffiliate

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verb

To cease to have an affiliation (with); to take steps to break an affiliation or association.

OriginEnglish affiliate ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

verbdisaffiliate (third-person singular simple present disaffiliates, present participle disaffiliating, simple past and past participle disaffiliated)

present singular third person disaffiliates · participle present disaffiliating · participle past disaffiliated · past disaffiliated

  1. To cease to have an affiliation (with); to take steps to break an affiliation or association.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishaffiliate
  7. Englishdisaffiliate

From dis- + affiliate.

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APA

disaffiliate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaffiliate

MLA

“disaffiliate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaffiliate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disaffiliate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaffiliate.

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