dissociate

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English

WOTD – 13 March 2010

Etymology

From Latin dissociat-, from dissociare, from dis- + sociare.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/
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  • (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)

  1. (transitive) To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
    A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.
  2. (intransitive) To part; to stop associating.
    After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.
  3. (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
  4. (chemistry, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  5. (psychology, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
    Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.

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Etymology 1

Adjective

dissociate

  1. feminine plural of dissociato

Participle

dissociate f pl

  1. feminine plural of dissociato

Etymology 2

Noun

dissociate f

  1. plural of dissociata

Etymology 3

Verb

dissociate

  1. inflection of dissociare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

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