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disaffiliate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
dis-af-fil-i-ate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English affiliate English disaffiliate From dis- + affiliate.

Inflected Forms

disaffiliates (present, singular) disaffiliating (participle, present) disaffiliated (participle, past) disaffiliated (past)

Questions

What does disaffiliate mean?
To cease to have an affiliation (with); to take steps to break an affiliation or association.
Where does disaffiliate come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English affiliate English disaffiliate From dis- + affiliate.

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