(~s, disassociating, ~d)
1.
If you ~ yourself from something or someone, you say or show that you are not connected with them, usually in order to avoid trouble or blame.
I wish to ~ myself from this very sad decision...
= distance
? associate
VERB: V pron-refl from n
2.
If you ~ one group or thing from another, you separate them.
...an attempt by the president to ~ the military from politics.
VERB: V n from n