Dissociate Definition
dĭ-sōsē-āt, -shē-
dissociated, dissociates, dissociating
verb
dissociated, dissociates, dissociating
To break the ties or connection between; sever association with; separate; disunite.
Webster's New World
To cause to undergo dissociation.
Webster's New World
To part company; stop associating.
Webster's New World
To undergo dissociation.
Webster's New World
To mutate or change morphologically, often reversibly.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
dissociate oneself from
- to deny or repudiate any connection with
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Dissociate
- dissociate oneself from
Origin of Dissociate
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Latin dissociāre dissociāt- dis- dis- sociāre to unite (from socius companion sekw-1 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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