dissociate

About 0.78 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To cease associating; To part.

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

2. verb To undergo dissociation.

   Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.

3. verb To undergo dissociation.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

4. verb To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.

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

5. verb To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.

   We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating

Similar words

disunite disjoint divorce dissassociate disassociate disconnect displace decouple unlink unbundle

Often followed by

the themselves himself from into itself in to and

Word family

dissociated dissociates dissociating