/
dɪˈsəʊʃɪeɪt,
-sɪ-/
v.
- disconnect or separate.
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(dissociate oneself from)
declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of.
- Psychiatry cause (a component of mental activity) to undergo dissociation.
- Chemistry undergo or cause to undergo dissociation.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: from L. dissociat-, dissociare ‘to separate’.