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dissociate definition

dis·so·ci·ate (di sō′s̸hē āt′; also, -sē āt′)

transitive verb dissociated -·at′ed, dissociating -·at′·ing

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

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

intransitive verb

  1. to part company; stop associating
  2. to undergo dissociation
dissociate Idioms

dissociate oneself from

to deny or repudiate any connection with

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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