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Dissociate

//dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate. transitive

    "A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority."

  2. 2
    to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms wordnet
  3. 3
    To part; to stop associating. intransitive

    "After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other."

  4. 4
    regard as unconnected wordnet
  5. 5
    To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis. transitive

    "We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating"

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  1. 6
    part; cease or break association with wordnet
  2. 7
    To undergo dissociation. intransitive
  3. 8
    To undergo dissociation. intransitive

    "Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating."

Etymology

From Latin dissociō (“dissociate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“apart”) + sociō (“join”), from socius (“related, leagued”).

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