dissociate
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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.
- (psychology, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
- Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.
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to make unrelated
to part, stop associating
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chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts
chemistry: to undergo dissociation
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
dissociate f
- Feminine plural form of dissociato
Noun [edit]
dissociate f
- Plural form of dissociata
Verb [edit]
dissociate
- second-person plural present indicative of dissociare
- second-person plural imperative of dissociare
- Feminine plural of dissociato
