"disassociate" meaning in English

See disassociate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/ [UK] Forms: disassociates [present, singular, third-person], disassociating [participle, present], disassociated [participle, past], disassociated [past]
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  1. To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation. Coordinate_terms: disestablish
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  2. (transitive, of a whole or of its parts) To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis. Tags: transitive Coordinate_terms: granularize
    Sense id: en-disassociate-en-verb-en:logically_analyze Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 24 45 16 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 29 35 16 20 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 30 35 15 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 55 12 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 24 36 18 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 51 17 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 51 17 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 74 9 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 20 50 13 17
  3. (intransitive, of linked components) To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-disassociate-en-verb-en:physically_lyse Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 29 35 16 20 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 30 35 15 20
  4. (proscribed) Alternative form of dissociate. Tags: alt-of, alternative, proscribed Alternative form of: dissociate
    Sense id: en-disassociate-en-verb-teO7mo-Q Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 29 35 16 20 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 30 35 15 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disassociation, disassociator Related terms: dissociate, dissociation, dissolution, unaffiliated, unassociated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "group"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:quit or break up"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "granularize"
        }
      ],
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              43,
              55
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "separate",
          "separate"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "discrete",
          "discrete"
        ],
        [
          "unit",
          "unit"
        ],
        [
          "analysis",
          "analysis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, of a whole or of its parts) To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a whole or of its parts"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:logically analyze"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              36,
              49
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "separate",
          "separate#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "disunite",
          "disunite#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "disintegrate",
          "disintegrate#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "dissolve",
          "dissolve#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, of linked components) To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of linked components"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:physically lyse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "dissociate"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English proscribed terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of dissociate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dissociate",
          "dissociate#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(proscribed) Alternative form of dissociate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "proscribed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/dɪsəˈsəʊsieɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "disassociate"
}

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