dissociate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈsəʊʃieɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊsieɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt, -si-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di sō′shē āt′, -sē-)

Inflections of 'dissociate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

dis•so•ci•ate /dɪˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt, -si-/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object + from + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.

to cut off or separate the association of; disconnect:He tried to dissociate himself from his past.

dis•so•ci•a•tion /dɪˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, -si-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

dis•so•ci•ate (di sō′shē āt′, -sē-),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
v.t.

to sever the association of (oneself );
separate:He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
to subject to dissociation.

v.i.

dis-¹ + (as)sociate, modeled on Latin dissociātus, past participle of dissociāre to divide, sever 1605–15

dis•so′ci•a′tive, adj.

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dissociate /dɪˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt; -sɪ-/ vb

disˈsociative adj

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