dissociate

English

WOTD – 13 March 2010, 13 March 2011

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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

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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”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, /-si-/
• (US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, /-si-/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: dis

Verb

dissociate (third-person singular simple present dissociates, present participle dissociating, simple past and past participle dissociated)

1. (intransitive) To cease associating; To part.

   Antonym: associate

   After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.

   1. (intransitive, psychology) To undergo dissociation.

      Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.

   2. (intransitive, chemistry) To undergo dissociation.

      (Can we add an example for this sense?)

2. (transitive) To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.

   Antonym: associate

   A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.

   1. (transitive, chemistry) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.

      We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• atomize / atomise
• disassociate

Translations

to cease associating — see also distance

• Bulgarian: отделям се (otdeljam se), откъсвам се (otkăsvam se)
• Catalan: dissociar (ca)
• Dutch: zich scheiden (nl), zich distantiëren (nl)
• Finnish: erota (fi), erottautua
• Galician: distanciarse, afastarse
• German: sich distanzieren, zurückziehen (de), abgrenzen (de)
• Portuguese: distanciar-se, afastar-se
• Spanish: disociarse (es), desmarcarse (es)

to cease associating with

• Bulgarian: разделям (bg) (razdeljam), разединявам (bg) (razedinjavam)
• Catalan: dissociar (ca)
• Dutch: scheiden (nl), afscheiden (nl)
• Finnish: erottaa (fi)
• French: dissocier (fr)
• Galician: disociar (gl)
• German: separieren (de), lösen (de)
• Indonesian: memisahkan diri, mendisosiasikan
• Polish: odciąć (pl) pf, rozdzielić (pl) pf
• Portuguese: dissociar (pt)
• Spanish: disociar (es)
• Tagalog: ihiwalay

chemistry: to separate compounds into simpler parts

• Bulgarian: разлагам (bg) (razlagam)
• Catalan: dissociar (ca)
• Dutch: scheiden (nl)
• Finnish: hajottaa (fi)
• Galician: disociar (gl)
• German: aufspalten (de), dissoziieren
• Irish: díthiomsaigh
• Portuguese: dissociar (pt)

chemistry: to undergo dissociation

• Bulgarian: дисоциирам (disociiram)
• Catalan: dissociar (ca)
• Dutch: zich (nl) scheiden (nl), dissociëren (nl)
• Finnish: hajota (fi)
• Galician: disociar (gl)
• German: abspalten (de), scheiden (de), dissoziieren
• Irish: díthiomsaigh

Further reading

• “dissociate”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “dissociate”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
• “dissociate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “dissociate”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “dissociate, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “dissociate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dissociate

1. feminine plural of dissociato

Participle

dissociate f pl

1. feminine plural of dissociato

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dissociate f

1. plural of dissociata

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dissociate

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

Anagrams

• coeditassi