Associations to the word «Dissociate»

Wiktionary

DISSOCIATE, verb. (transitive) To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
DISSOCIATE, verb. (intransitive) To part; to stop associating.
DISSOCIATE, verb. (chemistry) (transitive) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
DISSOCIATE, verb. (chemistry) (intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
DISSOCIATE, verb. (psychology) (intransitive) To undergo dissociation.

Dictionary definition

DISSOCIATE, verb. Part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president".
DISSOCIATE, verb. Regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology".
DISSOCIATE, verb. To undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.