Dissociate - English meaning

Dissociate – definitions in English dictionary

verb
(especially in abstract contexts) disconnect or separate.
Usage examples:
The word ‘spiritual’ has become for many dissociated from religion
Synonims:
Separate Detach Disconnect Sever Cut off Divorce Set apart Segregate Distinguish Isolate Alienate
verb
(with reference to a molecule) split into separate smaller atoms, ions, or molecules, especially reversibly.
Usage examples:
These compounds are dissociated by solar radiation to yield atoms of chlorine

verb
To consider as separate and not related
Usage examples:
Dissociate someone/something from someone/something i can't dissociate the man from his political o…

Dissociate translation into English

Dissociate: translate from English into Chinese

游离, 分离

Dissociate: translate from English into Dutch

Dissociëren, Scheiden, Afzonderen

Dissociate: translate from English into French

Dissocier, Se dissocier, Séparer

Dissociate: translate from English into German

Dissoziieren, Trennen

Dissociate: translate from English into Hindi

अलग कर देना, अलगाना, पृथक करना, जुदा करना, संबंध तोड़ना, नियोजित करना, अलग होना, असम्बद्ध होना

Dissociate: translate from English into Italian

Dissociarsi, Dissociare, Decomporre

Dissociate: translate from English into Korean

해리하다, 떼어놓다, 분열시키다, 교제를 끊다

Dissociate: translate from English into Russian

Отделить, Диссоциировать, Отмежеваться, Отделять, Разъединять, Разлагать, Разобщать

Dissociate: translate from English into Spanish

Disociar, Ser disociable

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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Dissociate – similar words

dissociable

adjective
Able to be dissociated; separable.
Usage examples:
Language and cognition are not dissociable

adjective
Able to be considered as separate and not related
Usage examples:
Dissociable from the study reported that the genetic influences evident in early childhood were dis…

Dissociable - all meanings in English

Dissociate synonims

alienate

verb
Make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.
Usage examples:
An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants

verb
To cause a person or people to stop supporting someone or to stop feeling welcome
Usage examples:
All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its old readers., the alienation of young adults …

Alienate - all meanings in English

detach

verb
Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.
Usage examples:
He detached the front lamp from its bracket

verb
To separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to
Usage examples:
Detach the lower half of the form and return it to the above address.

verb
To separate or remove something from something else that it is joined to
Usage examples:
Detach sth from sth detach the reply slip from this letter and return it to the above address.

Detach - all meanings in English

disconnect

verb
Break the connection of or between.
Usage examples:
If the axle unit is partially disconnected from the body, the car should not be driven

noun
An instance of disconnecting or being disconnected.
Usage examples:
A disconnect message

verb
To break a connection that carries a substance or electricity, or to break such a connection used by someone or something
Usage examples:
He disconnected a gas line., carefully tip the grill on its back and disconnect the burner from the…

Disconnect - all meanings in English

distinguish

verb
Recognize or treat (someone or something) as different.
Usage examples:
The child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy

verb
To recognize or understand the difference between two things, or to provide a quality that makes someone or something different or special
Usage examples:
[ i always + adv/prep ] it’s important to distinguish between scientific fact and fiction., [ t ] s…

Distinguish - all meanings in English

divorce

noun
The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.
Usage examples:
Her divorce from her first husband

verb
Legally dissolve one's marriage with (someone).
Usage examples:
She divorced him in 1965

noun
A divorced person.

Divorce - all meanings in English

isolate

verb
Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.
Usage examples:
A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

noun
A person or thing that has been or become isolated.
Usage examples:
Social isolates often become careless of their own welfare

verb
Place or set apart

Isolate - all meanings in English

segregate

verb
Set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide.
Usage examples:
Apprehensions about groups segregated from the rest of society

noun
An allele that has undergone segregation.

Segregate - all meanings in English

separate

adjective
Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.
Usage examples:
This raises two separate issues

verb
Cause to move or be apart.
Usage examples:
Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun
Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.
Usage examples:
Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

Separate - all meanings in English

sever

verb
Divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.
Usage examples:
The head was severed from the body

verb
Set or keep apart

Sever - all meanings in English

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