dissociate

(di sō′s̸hē āt′; also, -sē āt′)

to break the ties or connection between; sever association with; separate; disunite
to cause to undergo dissociation

Origin: < L dissociatus, pp. of dissociare < dis-, apart + sociare, to join < socius, companion: see social

intransitive verb

See dissociate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb dis·so·ci·at·ed, dis·so·ci·at·ing, dis·so·ci·ates

verb, transitive

To remove from association; separate: “Marx never dissociated man from his social environment” (Sidney Hook).
Chemistry To cause to undergo dissociation.

verb, intransitive

Origin:

Origin: Latin dissociāre, dissociāt-

Origin: : dis-, dis-

Origin: + sociāre, to unite (from socius, companion; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots)

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