dissociate
[dih-soh-shee-eyt, -see-]
verb (used with object), dis·so·ci·at·ed, dis·so·ci·at·ing.
to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
to subject to dissociation.
verb (used without object), dis·so·ci·at·ed, dis·so·ci·at·ing.
to withdraw from association.
to undergo dissociation.
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disengage, detach, disconnect, disband, alienate, quit, divide, disassociate, distance, divorce, abstract, disjoin, isolate, segregate, uncouple, disperse, disunite, disrupt, scatter, estrange
Nearby words
- dissipation,
- dissipation trail,
- dissipative system,
- dissociable,
- dissocial,
- dissociated anesthesia,
- dissociated nystagmus,
- dissociation,
- dissociation sensibility,
- dissociative anesthesia
Origin of dissociate
1605–15; dis-1 + (as)sociate, modeled on Latin dissociātus, past participle of dissociāre to divide, sever
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dissociate
1610s (implied in dissociated), from Latin dissociatus, past participle of dissociare "to separate from companionship, disunite, set at variance," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + sociare "to join," from socius "companion" (see social (adj.)). Attested from 1540s as a past participle adjective meaning "separated."
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