dissociate
dissociated; dissociating; dissociates
To dissociate is to break apart from someone, such as an employee leaving a business or a spouse leaving a marriage.
Dissociate is the opposite of associate. It comes from the Latin dissociare, which means basically "to disunite." To dissociate is to stop associating with someone. If a relationship ends, the two people are dissociated from one another. When you see the word dissociate, think "break-up."
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part; cease or break association with
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regard as unconnected“you must dissociate these two events!”
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synonyms:
decouple
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Antonyms:
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associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in
make a logical or causal connection
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type of:
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differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart
mark as different
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associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in
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to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms“acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions”
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type of:
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break down, break up, decompose, degrade
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
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break down, break up, decompose, degrade
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