definition of
dissociate

[1] #1 dissociate v. [disassociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint] part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president". wn

[2] #2 dissociate v. [decouple] regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology". wn

[3] #3 dissociate v. to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions". wn