dissociate
verb /dɪˈsəʊsieɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪt/
/dɪˈsəʊsieɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dissociate | /dɪˈsəʊsieɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪt/ /dɪˈsəʊsieɪt/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪt/ |
| he / she / it dissociates | /dɪˈsəʊsieɪts/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪts/ /dɪˈsəʊsieɪts/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪts/ |
| past simple dissociated | /dɪˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/ /dɪˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/ |
| past participle dissociated | /dɪˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/ /dɪˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form dissociating | /dɪˈsəʊsieɪtɪŋ/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪtɪŋ/ /dɪˈsəʊsieɪtɪŋ/, /dɪˈsəʊʃieɪtɪŋ/ |
- (also disassociate)dissociate yourself/somebody from somebody/something to say or do something to show that you are not connected with or do not support somebody/something; to make it clear that something is not connected with a particular plan, action, etc.
- He tried to dissociate himself from the party's more extreme views.
- They were determined to dissociate the UN from any agreement to impose sanctions.
- dissociate somebody/something (from something) (formal) to think of two people or things as separate and not connected with each other
- She tried to dissociate the two events in her mind.
opposite associate
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin dissociat- ‘separated’, from the verb dissociare, from dis- (expressing reversal) + sociare ‘join together’ (from socius ‘companion’).