# dissociate

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ · frequency rank #55,394

## Definitions
1. To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
2. To part; to stop associating.
3. To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
4. To undergo dissociation.
5. To undergo dissociation.

## Etymology
From Latin dissociō (“dissociate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“apart”) + sociō (“join”), from socius (“related, leagued”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dissociate