dissociate

UK: /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊsieɪt/

US: /dɪˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt, -si-/

US: (di sō′shē āt′, -sē-)

Inflections of 'dissociate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

dissociates

v 3rd person singular

dissociating

v pres p

dissociated

v past

dissociated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•so•ci•ate /dɪˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt, -si-/   v. [~ + object + from + object] , -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. to cut off or separate the association of; disconnect:
   He tried to dissociate himself from his past.

dis•so•ci•a•tion /dɪˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, -si-/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•so•ci•ate  (di sō′shē āt′, -sē-), v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to sever the association of (oneself );
   separate:
   He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
2. to subject to dissociation.

v.i. 

3. to withdraw from association.
4. to undergo dissociation.

• dis-¹ + (as)sociate, modeled on Latin dissociātus, past participle of dissociāre to divide, sever 1605–15

dis•so′ci•a′tive, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dissociate / dɪˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt -sɪ-/ verb

1. to break or cause to break the association between (people, organizations, etc)
2. (transitive) to regard or treat as separate or unconnected
3. to undergo or subject to dissociation

disˈsociative adjective