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dissociate
(d/I/'s/oU//S//i/,/eI/t )

verb (v)

  • part; cease or break association with(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • regard as unconnected(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    You must dissociate these two events!.
    source: wordnet30
  • to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms(verb.change)
    Example:
    Acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions.
    source: wordnet30
  • To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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