- disassociate, dissociate
- USAGE NOTE: Some purists prefer dissociate.
v. (D; refl.) to disassociate, dissociate from
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
disassociate, dissociate
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disassociate, dissociate — The first is not incorrect, but the second has the virtue of brevity … Dictionary of troublesome word
disassociate, dissociate — The first is not incorrect, but the second has the virtue of brevity … Dictionary of troublesome word
dissociate — UK [dɪˈsəʊsɪeɪt] / US [dɪˈsoʊʃɪˌeɪt] or disassociate UK [ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsɪˌeɪt] / US [ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms dissociate : present tense I/you/we/they dissociate he/she/it dissociates present participle dissociating past tense… … English dictionary
dissociate — meaning ‘to end an assocation with’, is first recorded in 1623, slightly later than its variant disassociate, and is now the more favoured form. It is followed by from and is often used reflexively (with oneself etc.): • The mother immediately… … Modern English usage
disassociate — I verb cut off, detach, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, isolate, part, remove, seclude, separate, set apart, sever, uncouple, withdraw II index depart, disjoint, dissociate, part ( … Law dictionary
disassociate — dissociate [dɪˈsəʊsiˌeɪt] or disassociate [^ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsiˌeɪt] verb dissociate yourself from to show clearly that you are not connected with someone or something dissociation [dɪˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
dissociate — [dɪˈsəʊsiˌeɪt] or disassociate [^ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsiˌeɪt] verb dissociate yourself from to show clearly that you are not connected with someone or something dissociation [dɪˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Disassociate — Dis as*so ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disassociated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disassociating}.] To disconnect from things associated; to disunite; to dissociate. Florio. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disassociate — see dissociate … Modern English usage
disassociate — [dis΄ə sō′shē āt΄, dis΄əsēshē āt] vt. disassociated, disassociating to sever association with; separate; dissociate disassociation n … English World dictionary
