to break or cause to break the association between (people, organizations, etc) - (transitive)
to regard or treat as separate or unconnected to undergo or subject to dissociation
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dis•so•ci•ate /dɪˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt, -si-/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object + from + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to cut off or separate the association of; disconnect:He tried to dissociate himself from his past.
dis•so•ci•ate
(di sō′shē āt′, -sē-),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
dis•so′ci•a′tive, adj.
v.t.
- to sever the association of (oneself );
separate:He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past. - to subject to dissociation.
v.i.
- to withdraw from association.
- to undergo dissociation.
- dis-1 + (as)sociate, modeled on Latin dissociātus, past participle of dissociāre to divide, sever 1605–15
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