单词 | dissociate |
释义 | dissociate/dɪˈsəʊʃɪeɪt / /dɪˈsəʊsɪeɪt/verb [with object] 1(Especially in abstract contexts) disconnect or separate: the word ‘spiritual’ has become for many dissociated from religion...
Synonyms separate, detach, disconnect, sever, cut off, divorce, set apart, segregate, distinguish; isolate, alienate 1.1 (dissociate oneself from) Declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something): he took pains to dissociate himself from the religious radicals...
Synonyms break away from, break off relations with, end relations with, sever connections with; withdraw from, delink from, quit, leave, disaffiliate from, resign from, pull out of, drop out of, have nothing more to do with, part company with, defect, desert, secede from, take one's leave of, become estranged from denounce, disown, reject, condemn, disagree with, wash one's hands of, distance oneself from 1.2 Psychiatry Split off (a component of mental activity) to act as an independent part of mental life.Each character and object in the dream is a split off or dissociated component of the self - but the dreamer is not fully aware of this....
2 Chemistry (With reference to a molecule) split into separate smaller atoms, ions, or molecules, especially reversibly: [with object]: these compounds are dissociated by solar radiation to yield atoms of chlorine...
Derivativesdissociative
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin dissociat- 'separated', from the verb dissociare, from dis- (expressing reversal) + sociare 'join together' (from socius 'companion'). Rhymes |
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