to sever an affiliation (with); dissociate
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dis•af•fil•i•ate
(dis′ə fil′ē āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
dis′af•fil′i•a′tion, n.
v.t.
- to sever affiliation with;
disassociate:He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
v.i.
- to sever an affiliation.
- dis-1 + affiliate 1865–70
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