dissociate
dissociate
Definition
dis·so·ci·ate (di sō′s̸hē āt′; also, -sē āt′)
transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing
- to break the ties or connection between; sever association with; separate; disunite
- to cause to undergo dissociation
Etymology: < L dissociatus, pp. of dissociare < dis-, apart + sociare, to join < socius, companion: see social
intransitive verb
- to part company; stop associating
- to undergo dissociation
dissociate oneself from
to deny or repudiate any connection with
dissociate
Synonyms
dissociate
Usage Examples
Object
- deviation: Anterior transposition of the inferior oblique muscle for dissociated vertical deviation.
- molecule: Otherwise, the energetic photons would dissociate the molecules.
- state: Step off of the timeline, look at the person from a dissociated state of view and do the same thing again.
- condition: The problem is that subjects find the M&R target to be more salient in the dissociated condition than in the associated condition.
- system: In such a case we are dealing with dissociated systems.
- aspect: In some cases the dissociated aspects of self, immediately or over time, form their own and separate sense of self.
Preposition: in
- solution: Weak acids Weak acids do not fully dissociate in a solution, and so the calculation is more complex.
- water: Anionic dye A dye which dissociates in water to give a colored negatively charged ion.
Infinitive complement
- form: Acid dye These molecules are generally sodium salts which dissociate to form the acid dye anion.
- give: At that point the spheres were dissociated to give single cells.
Modifying Another Word
- completely: We also call on the British government to completely dissociate itself with the stand of the Bush administration on this question.
- not: Further, Pulvertaft, on that occasion, " did not dissociate himself from my arrest.. .
- totally: The vast majority of African leaders would have totally dissociated themselves with what he said yesterday.
- fully: In a 0.1 M aqueous solution of NaCl the average distance between the fully dissociated ions is about 0.8 nm.
- then: Hypnosis can be used to relax and calm and then dissociate you from the situation giving rise to the anxiety.
Preposition: from
- consciousness: Finally notice that the process of creating a subsystem dissociated from consciousness is not the same as creating distinct subsystems.
- object: The method of money is to employ a concept of value in terms of a value unit dissociated from any object.
- actor: In the dissociated condition, the GM&L target was spatially dissociated from the main actor.
- society: Monastics renounce the world to follow the Buddha's path, but not to dissociate from the society nor to loathe the society.
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