Dissociate
Pronunciation : Dis*so"ci*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare to dissociate; dis- + sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. See Social.]
Definition : Defn: To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance. Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer. A. W. Ward.
t. [imp. & p. p. Dissociated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissociating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913