dissociate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin dissociat-, from dissociare, from dis- + sociare.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, /dɪˈsoʊ.si.eɪt/
Verb edit
dissociate (third-person singular simple present dissociates, present participle dissociating, simple past and past participle dissociated)
- (transitive) To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
- A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.
- (intransitive) To part; to stop associating.
- After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.
- (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
- (chemistry, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (psychology, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
- Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.
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(intransitive) to part, stop associating
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chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts
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chemistry: to undergo dissociation
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Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
dissociate
Participle edit
dissociate f pl
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
dissociate f
- plural of dissociata
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
dissociate
- inflection of dissociare: