/ dɪˈsəʊʃieɪt; -ˈsəʊs-; NAmE -ˈsoʊ-/ verb [ vn ]
1.
(also dis·as·so·ci·ate ) dissociate yourself / sb from sb/sth to say or do sth to show that you are not connected with or do not support sb/sth; to make it clear that sth is not connected with a particular plan, action, etc. :
He tried to dissociate himself from the party's more extreme views.
They were determined to dissociate the UN from any agreement to impose sanctions.
2.
dissociate sb/sth (from sth) ( formal ) to think of two people or things as separate and not connected with each other :
She tried to dissociate the two events in her mind.
OPP associate
► dis·so·ci·ation / dɪˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn; -ˌsəʊs-; NAmE -ˌsoʊ-/ noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin dissociat- separated, from the verb dissociare , from dis- (expressing reversal) + sociare join together (from socius companion).