disassociate

[ dis-uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see- ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si- /

See synonyms for: disassociate / disassociation on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object), dis·as·so·ci·at·ed, dis·as·so·ci·at·ing.

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Origin of disassociate

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis-¹ + associate

OTHER WORDS FROM disassociate

dis·as·so·ci·a·tion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disassociate

disassociate , dissociate

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Example sentences from the Web for disassociate

The people in these pages feel real and as they progress, it takes on a wandering and disassociated form.
On the Hunt For…: Greg Baxter’s “The Apartment” Review|Elliot Ackerman|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the U.K., an undesired tongue kiss was disassociated with rape under the 2003 Sexual Offences Act.
Dutch Supreme Court’s ‘Forced-Tongue Kiss’ Rape Ruling Explained|Lizzie Crocker|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Medicine could not begin to be medicine until it was disassociated from magic, religion, and theology.
The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks
Coryndon disassociated his mind from the history of the case, and saw austerity flavoured with a near approach to disapproval.
The Pointing Man|Marjorie Douie

Champlain must, however, be disassociated from this opposition.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton
Put ashore at Nitendi from a Hobart Town whaler for mutinous conduct, he had disassociated himself for ever from civilisation.
"Martin Of Nitendi"; and The River Of Dreams|Louis Becke
In other words the idea of motion or rest is disassociated from the case forms.
The Common People of Ancient Rome|Frank Frost Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for disassociate

disassociate

/ (ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt) /

verb

a less common word for dissociate

Derived forms of disassociate

disassociation, noun

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disassociate

verb (used with object), dis·as·so·ci·at·ed, dis·as·so·ci·at·ing.

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verb

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disassociate

verb (used with object), dis·as·so·ci·at·ed, dis·as·so·ci·at·ing.

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Origin of disassociate

OTHER WORDS FROM disassociate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disassociate

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British Dictionary definitions for disassociate

verb

Derived forms of disassociate