Main entry: dissociate
Definition: to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms
Usage: acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions
Main entry: dissociate, decouple
Definition: regard as unconnected
Usage: you must dissociate these two events!; decouple our foreign policy from ideology
Main entry: dissociate, disunite, divorce, disassociate, disjoint
Definition: part; cease or break association with
Usage: She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president