disaffiliate
Definition
- Verb:
- To formally withdraw from or end a connection with an organization, group, or association: "disaffiliate" means to sever ties or officially separate oneself or another from a larger body, such as a political party, club, or union.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- The local chapter voted to disaffiliate from the national organization. (They decided to formally end their membership.)
- After the scandal, several members chose to disaffiliate themselves from the group. (They withdrew their association.)
- The university threatened to disaffiliate the student club due to policy violations. (They intended to expel or remove the club from the institution.)
Advanced Usage
"to disaffiliate from": a common prepositional phrase indicating the entity being left.
- The church decided to disaffiliate from the larger denomination. (The church formally separated from the main religious body.)
"disaffiliated" (past participle used as an adjective): having ended a formal connection.
- The disaffiliated members formed their own independent organization. (The members who had withdrawn created a new group.)
Variants and Related Words
Disaffiliation (noun): the act or process of disaffiliating.
- The disaffiliation of the local branch was a lengthy legal process. (The formal separation took time.)
Affiliate (verb): the opposite; to formally join or connect.
- The company decided to affiliate with a larger corporation. (It chose to become a member.)
Synonyms
- Withdraw: to remove oneself from an association.
- Secede: to formally leave a political or religious organization.
- Resign: to give up a position or membership.
- Disassociate: to end a connection or relationship.
Related Idioms
Sever ties: to end a relationship or connection.
- After the disagreement, they decided to sever ties with the committee. (They formally ended their connection.)
Part ways: to separate or go in different directions.
- The two groups parted ways after years of collaboration. (They ended their association.)