dissociate

dissociate (dɪˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt, -sɪ-)

—vb
1.	to break or cause to break the association between (people, organizations, etc)
2.	(tr) to regard or treat as separate or unconnected
3.	to undergo or subject to dissociation

dis'sociative

—*adj*

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dissociate

1623, verb use of adj. meaning "separated" (1548), from L. dissociatus, pp. of dissociare "to separate from companionship," from dis- "apart" + sociare "to join," from socius "companion."

Example sentences

There is little or no determination to dissociate the right in general from the

right-wing fringes.

As in the study described above, mirror system function and action

understanding dissociate.

But his day job has been the making of him, and it isn't easy to dissociate his

artistry from his clinical skills.

If you can't keep your spirits high during a rough patch, then dissociate

altogether.

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"It is impossible to dissociate language from science or science from language, because every natural science always involves three things: the sequence of phenomena on which the science is based; the abstract concepts which call these phenomena to mind; and the words in which the concepts are expressed. To call forth a concept, a word is needed; to portray a phenomenon, a concept is needed. All three mirror one and the same reality."

-Antoine Lavoisier

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