Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissociate

/dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: dis-so-ci-ate
IPA: /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cease associating; To part.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cease associating; To part.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cease associating; To part.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.

Transitive verb

verb

To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other."
"Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating."
"A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority."
"We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sociō Latin dissociō ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English dissociate From Latin dissociō + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“apart”) + sociō (“join”), from socius (“related, leagued”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/
British English: /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dissociates (present, singular) dissociating (participle, present) dissociated (participle, past) dissociated (past)

Derived Forms

autodissociate nondissociated photodissociated undissociated dissociated nondissociating photodissociating dissociating dissociation dissociative dissociator photodissociate

Frequently Paired Words

atomize atomise disassociate

Synonyms

decouple disassociate divorce disunite disjoint

Antonyms

associate

Questions

How do you pronounce dissociate?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/.
What does dissociate mean?: To cease associating; To part.
Where does dissociate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sociō Latin dissociō ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English dissociate From Latin dissociō + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dis- (“apart”) + sociō (“join”), from socius (“related, leagued”).

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