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dissociate

DEFINITIONS OF: dissociate

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v part; cease or break association with

Synonyms:
disassociate, disjoint, disunite, divorce
Type of:
break, break up, part, separate, split, split up
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

v regard as unconnected

“you must dissociate these two events!”
Synonyms:
decouple
Antonyms:
associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in
make a logical or causal connection
Type of:
differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart
mark as different

v to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms

“acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions”
Type of:
break down, break up, decompose
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
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