Definition of dissociate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
separationintr. deny any connection withintr.
- He quickly dissociated himself from the controversial remarks.
2.
psychologytr./intr. separate or disconnect in thought or actiontr./intr.
- She learned to dissociate her feelings from her professional decisions.
3.
chemistryintr. TECH. separate compounds into simpler partsintr. TECH.
- The compound will dissociate when heated.
Origin of dissociate
Latin, dis- (apart) + sociare (to join)
Terms with dissociate included in their meaning
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chemistry
dissociate atoms into charged particles
Examples of dissociate in a sentence
They dissociated their brand from the negative publicity. He tried to dissociate himself from the controversy. It's hard to dissociate these two concepts in practice. Acids can dissociate in water to form ions. The salt will dissociate into sodium and chloride ions.
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- French:se dissocier, dissocier, ...
- German:sich distanzieren, trennen, ...
- Italian:dissociarsi, dissociare, ...
- Spanish:desasociarse, disociar, ...
- Portuguese:desvincular, separar, ...
- Chinese:否认任何联系, 分离, ...
- Japanese:関係を否定する, 切り離す, ...
- Arabic:نَأَى نَفْسَه, فَصَلَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְנַעֵר מִ, לְהִתְנַתֵּק, ...
- Russian:отмежеваться, разделять, ...
- Ukrainian:відмежуватися, відокремлювати, ...
- Hindi:अपने को अलग कर लेना, अलग करना, ...
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