English Explanatory Dictionary

dissociate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
  2. To part; to stop associating.
  3. To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
  4. To undergo dissociation.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ /dɪˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dissociate.wav /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ /dɪˈsoʊ.si.eɪt/

Word forms

dissociate dissociates dissociating dissociated

Etymology

From Latin dissociō (“dissociate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“apart”) + sociō (“join”), from socius (“related, leagued”).

Antonyms

associate

Related words

atomise atomize disassociate

Derived words

autodissociate dissociation dissociative dissociator nondissociated nondissociating photodissociate photodissociated photodissociating redissociate undissociated

Translations

Bulgarian: дисоциирам Catalan: dissociar Dutch: zich scheiden Dutch: dissociëren Finnish: hajota Galician: disociar German: abspalten German: scheiden German: dissoziieren Irish: díthiomsaigh
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