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English
Etymology
From Latin dissociō (“dissociate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“apart”) + sociō (“join”), from socius (“related, leagued”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, /dɪˈsoʊ.si.eɪt/
Verb
dissociate (third-person singular simple present dissociates, present participle dissociating, simple past and past participle dissociated)
- (transitive) To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.
- (intransitive) To part; to stop associating.
After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.
- (chemistry, transitive) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating
- (chemistry, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (psychology, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.
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Translations
(intransitive) to part, stop associating
chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts
chemistry: to undergo dissociation
Italian
Etymology 1
Adjective
dissociate
- feminine plural of dissociato
Participle
dissociate f pl
- feminine plural of dissociato
Etymology 2
Noun
dissociate f
- plural of dissociata
Etymology 3
Verb
dissociate
- inflection of dissociare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
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