disaffiliate

[ dis-uh-fil-ee-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·af·fil·i·at·ed, dis·af·fil·i·at·ing.

1. to sever affiliation with; disassociate:

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

verb (used without object)

, dis·af·fil·i·at·ed, dis·af·fil·i·at·ing.

1. to sever an affiliation.

disaffiliate

/ ˌdɪsəˈfɪlɪˌeɪt /

verb

1. to sever an affiliation (with); dissociate

Derived Forms

• ˌdisafˌfiliˈation, noun

Other Words From

• disaf·fili·ation 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.

From Salon

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

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

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

From BBC

Related Words

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