dissociate
VerbUS[dih-soh-see-eyt]/dɪˈsoʊsieɪt/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (3)dissociated, dissociating
- part; cease or break association with“She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president”Synonyms: disassociatedivorcedisunitedisjointMore general separate, part
- regard as unconnected“you must dissociate these two events!”“decouple our foreign policy from ideology”Synonyms: decoupleOpposite associateMore general distinguish, separate
- to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms“acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions”More general decompose, break up
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
dis·so′ci·ate (dĭs-sō′shĭ-āt), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Dissociated; present participle & verbal noun Dissociating.]
Origin: L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare to dissociate; dis- + sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. See Social.
To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.
Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer.— Adolphus William Ward
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54