dissociate
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
dissociate (dissociates, present participle dissociating; past and past participle dissociated)
- (transitive) To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
- A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.
- (intransitive) To part; to stop associating.
- After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.
- (chemistry, transitive) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
- We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating
- (chemistry, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
- (psychology, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
- Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.
- German: sich distanzieren
- Portuguese: distanciar-se, afastar-se
- Spanish: distanciar, desmarcar
- Portuguese: dissociar
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