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.
Origin of dissociate
1605–15; dis-1 + (as)sociate, modeled on Latin dissociātus, past participle of dissociāre to divide, sever
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Related Words for dissociate
disengage, detach, disconnect, disband, alienate, quit, divide, disassociate, distance, divorce, abstract, disjoin, isolate, segregate, uncouple, disperse, disunite, disrupt, scatter, estrangeExamples from the Web for dissociate
Contemporary Examples of dissociate
He could mimic printed text with alarming accuracy and dissociate the shapes and lines from their inherent meanings.
Historical Examples of dissociate
That is, theoretically we may ascribe them to God, but practically we dissociate Him from them.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
You have just seen me untie the knot, dissociate the electrons, or what you will.
In a word, animals can invent according to the extent that they can dissociate.
Essay on the Creative ImaginationTh. Ribot
From that lack of confidence he would like at once to dissociate himself.
Five TalesJohn Galsworthy
It is true, he has renounced that folly; but it is not so easy to dissociate him from the recollection.
Gryll GrangeThomas Love Peacock
dissociate
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