Dissociate

verb

/dɪˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.verbTo make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.

"A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority."

2.verbTo part; to stop associating.

"After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other."

3.verbTo separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.

"We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating"

4.verbTo undergo dissociation.

5.verbTo undergo dissociation.

"Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating."

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