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dissociate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dissociate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dissociate [ v. t.]
- To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.

Meaning of 'dissociate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dissociate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms
Example in sentence:
  • acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions
Meaning (2):
- regard as unconnected
Example in sentence:
  • decouple our foreign policy from ideology;
  • you must dissociate these two events!
Meaning (3):
- part; cease or break association with
Example in sentence:
  • She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president

Nearby Words:

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