Dictionary Check: dissociate

"dissociate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

verb

part; cease or break association with

Example: "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
verb

regard as unconnected

Example: "you must dissociate these two events!"
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verb

to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms

Example: "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"

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