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dissociate

[dih-soh-shee-eyt, -see-] / dɪˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si- /
VERB
part company with; separate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alienate detach disband disconnect disengage
STRONG
abstract disassociate disjoin disperse disrupt distance disunite divide divorce estrange isolate quit scatter segregate uncouple
WEAK
break off set apart unfix
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attach connect couple join link unite
STRONG
arrange collect combine complete gather marry
WEAK
associate

Example Sentences

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"For example, if at first proteins A and B are separate, adding caffeine brings them together; conversely, if proteins A and B start out together, adding a drug like rapamycin can cause them to dissociate."

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Mazin: If you make me dissociate, I’m watching.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

Maybe you're angry for some *waves hands* reason, and need to blow off steam with some shoot-'em-up action or dissociate from your everyday reality.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

That’s how we dissociate their humanity from ours.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

A miracle would be useful: if I could stage a convincing rebirth, I could dissociate from everything I’d said and done in the last year.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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