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dis⋅so⋅ci⋅ate

  [di-soh-shee-eyt, -see-] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use dissociate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
2. to subject to dissociation.
–verb (used without object)
3. to withdraw from association.
4. to undergo dissociation.
Origin:
1605–15; dis- 1 + (as)sociate, modeled on L dissociātus, ptp. of dissociāre to divide, sever

Related forms:
dis⋅so⋅ci⋅a⋅tive, adjective
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dis·so·ci·ate   (dĭ-sō'shē-āt', -sē-)   
v.   dis·so·ci·at·ed, dis·so·ci·at·ing, dis·so·ci·ates

v.   tr.

  1. To remove from association; separate: "Marx never dissociated man from his social environment" (Sidney Hook).

  2. Chemistry To cause to undergo dissociation.

v.   intr.

  1. To cease associating; part.

  2. Biology To mutate or change morphologically, often reversibly.

  3. Chemistry To undergo dissociation.


[Latin dissociāre, dissociāt- : dis-, dis- + sociāre, to unite (from socius, companion; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots).]
dis·so'ci·a'tive adj.
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Word Origin & History

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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·so·ci·ate
Pronunciation: (')dis-'O-s(h)E-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
transitive senses
: to subject to chemical dissociation dissociate intransitive senses
1 : to undergo dissociation
2 : tomutate especially reversibly
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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