English to English
dissociate
(d/I/'s/oU//S//i/,/eI/t
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verb (v)
- part; cease or break association with(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms(verb.change)Example:
Acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions.
source: wordnet30 - To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.(verb)source: webster1913