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DISASSOCIATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disassociate mean?
• DISASSOCIATE (verb)
The verb DISASSOCIATE has 1 sense:
1. part; cease or break association with
Familiarity information: DISASSOCIATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: disassociated
Past participle: disassociated
-ing form: disassociating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Part; cease or break association with
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
disassociate; disjoint; dissociate; disunite; divorce
Context example:
She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
Hypernyms (to "disassociate" is one way to...):
break; break up; part; separate; split; split up (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
disassociation (a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently)
disassociation (the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination)
Context examples
In cell culture, the process in which cells are disassociated, washed, and seeded into new culture vessels after a round of cell growth and proliferation.
(Passage, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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