Wiktionary

dissociate

English

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WOTD – 13 March 2010

Etymology

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From Latin dissociō (“dissociate”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“apart”) +‎ sociō (“join”), from socius (“related, leagued”).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, /dɪˈsoʊ.si.eɪt/

Verb

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dissociate (third-person singular simple present dissociates, present participle dissociating, simple past and past participle dissociated)

  1. (transitive) To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
    A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.
  2. (intransitive) To part; to stop associating.
    After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.
  3. (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
  4. (chemistry, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  5. (psychology, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
    Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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dissociate

  1. feminine plural of dissociato

Participle

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dissociate f pl

  1. feminine plural of dissociato

Etymology 2

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Noun

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dissociate f

  1. plural of dissociata

Etymology 3

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Verb

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dissociate

  1. inflection of dissociare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

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