dissociating

Verb

dissociate (third-person singular simple present dissociates, present participle dissociating, simple past and past participle dissociated)

1. (intransitive) To cease associating; To part.
   • After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.

   Antonyms:

   associate

   1. (intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
      • Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.
   2. (intransitive) To undergo dissociation.
2. (transitive) To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
   • A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.

   Antonyms:

   associate

   1. (transitive) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
      • We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating