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dissociate
verb dis·so·ci·ate \(ˌ)di-ˈsō-shē-ˌāt, -sē-\
: to end your relationship with or connection to someone or something : to separate (yourself) from someone or something
dis·so·ci·at·eddis·so·ci·at·ing
Full Definition of DISSOCIATE
transitive verb
1
: to separate from association or union with another <attempts to dissociate herself from her past>
2
: disunite; specifically : to subject to chemical dissociation
intransitive verb
1
: to undergo dissociation
2
: to mutate especially reversibly
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Origin of DISSOCIATE
Latin dissociatus, past participle of dissociare, from dis- + sociare to join, from socius companion — more at social
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dissociate
verb dis·so·ci·ate \(ˈ)dis-ˈō-s(h)ē-ˌāt\
dis·so·ci·at·eddis·so·ci·at·ing
Medical Definition of DISSOCIATE
transitive verb
: to subject to chemical dissociation
intransitive verb
1
: to undergo dissociation
2
: to mutate especially reversibly
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