 dissociate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] part; cease or break association with | |
| Synonyms: | divorce disjoint disunite dissassociate | |
| Examples: | "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" |
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| Related terms: | separate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (chemistry) to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms | |
| Examples: | "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions" |
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| Related terms: | decompose chemistry | |
| 3. | [ verb ] part; cease or break association with | |
| Synonyms: | divorce disjoint disunite disassociate | |
| Examples: | "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" |
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| Related terms: | separate disunion disassociation dissociation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] regard as unconnected | |
| Synonyms: | decouple | |
| Examples: | "you must dissociate these two events!" "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" |
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| Related terms: | relate associate distinguish dissociation | |
| Similar spelling: |
dissociated dissociative dissociation dissected dissect dissection |
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