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   dissociate

   /dɪˈsəʊʃɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (especially in abstract contexts) disconnect or separate: "the word ‘spiritual’ has become for many dissociated from religion"
   • ▪ declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something): "he took pains to dissociate himself from the religious radicals"
   • ▪ split off (a component of mental activity) to act as an independent part of mental life.
   • 2. (with reference to a molecule) split into separate smaller atoms, ions, or molecules, especially reversibly: "these compounds are dissociated by solar radiation to yield atoms of chlorine"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin dissociat- ‘separated’, from the verb dissociare, from dis- (expressing reversal) + sociare ‘join together’ (from socius ‘companion’).

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