v. dis·so·ci·at·ed, dis·so·ci·at·ing, dis·so·ci·ates v.tr. 1. To remove from association; separate: "Marx never dissociated man from his social environment" (Sidney Hook). 2. Chemistry To cause to undergo dissociation. v.intr. 1. To cease associating; separate; part. 2. Chemistry & Psychiatry To undergo dissociation. [Latin dissociāre, dissociāt- : dis-, dis- + sociāre, to unite (from socius, companion; see sekw-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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