dissociate — Englisches Wörterbuch

Verb

1. To cease associating; To part.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

   Antonyme

   associate

   Beispiele

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

2. To cease associating; To part. To undergo dissociation.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

   Beispiele

   Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.

3. To cease associating; To part. To undergo dissociation.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

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

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Antonyme

   associate

   Beispiele

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

5. To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate. To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating

Verb

1. part; cease or break association with

   Synonyme

   disassociatedivorcedisunitedisjoint

   Oberbegriffe

   separatepartsplit upsplitbreakbreak up

   Beispiele

   She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president

2. regard as unconnected

   Synonyme

   decouple

   Antonyme

   associate

   Oberbegriffe

   distinguishseparatedifferentiatesecernsecernateseveralizeseveralisetelltell apart

   Beispiele

   you must dissociate these two events!

   decouple our foreign policy from ideology

3. to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms

   Oberbegriffe

   decomposebreak upbreak down

   Beispiele

   acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions