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dissociate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ (UK)
• /-si-/ (UK)
• /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ (US)
• /-si-/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sociō Latin dissociō ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English dissociate From Latin dissociō + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“apart”) + sociō (“join”), from socius (“related, leagued”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To cease associating; To part.
   • After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.
2. (intransitive) To cease associating; To part. ▸ To undergo dissociation.
   • Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.
3. (transitive) To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
   • A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.
4. (transitive) To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate. ▸ To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
   • We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating

Forms

Antonyms

associate · associate · associate · associate

Deriveds

undissociated · dissociation · dissociative · dissociating · nondissociated · photodissociating · dissociated · autodissociate · nondissociating · photodissociated · redissociate · dissociator · photodissociate

Relateds

atomise · disassociate · atomize

Translations (52)

de sich distanzieren (to cease associating) · nl scheiden (to cease associating with) · pt distanciar-se (to cease associating) · de abgrenzen (to cease associating) · fr dissocier (to cease associating with) · de dissoziieren (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · es disociarse (to cease associating) · ga díthiomsaigh (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) · fi erota (to cease associating) · fi hajottaa (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) · pt dissociar (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) · de zurückziehen (to cease associating) · gl distanciarse (to cease associating) · pl odciąć (to cease associating with) · bg разединявам (to cease associating with) · nl dissociëren (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · de abspalten (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · nl zich distantiëren (to cease associating) · pt dissociar (to cease associating with) · bg разделям (to cease associating with) · de lösen (to cease associating with) · id memisahkan diri (to cease associating with) · gl disociar (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · nl zich scheiden (to cease associating) · ca dissociar (to cease associating) · ca dissociar (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · fi erottautua (to cease associating) · ca dissociar (to cease associating with) · ga díthiomsaigh (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · es disociar (to cease associating with) · bg откъсвам се (to cease associating) · de dissoziieren (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) · nl scheiden (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) · de separieren (to cease associating with) · fi erottaa (to cease associating with) · bg разлагам (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) · nl afscheiden (to cease associating with) · de aufspalten (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) · gl disociar (to cease associating with) · id mendisosiasikan (to cease associating with) · gl disociar (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) · nl zich scheiden (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · bg отделям се (to cease associating) · de scheiden (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · fi hajota (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · ca dissociar (chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts) · bg дисоциирам (chemistry: to undergo dissociation) · pl rozdzielić (to cease associating with) · tl ihiwalay (to cease associating with) · es desmarcarse (to cease associating) · gl afastarse (to cease associating) · pt afastar-se (to cease associating)